BA may not reopen at Gatwick once pandemic passes

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British Airways has advised group of workers its Gatwick airport operation may not reopen after the coronavirus pandemic passes.

The admission got here in a memo, written by means of the pinnacle of BA’s Gatwick hub and observed by means of BBC News.

BA’s Gatwick operation, which is recently suspended, is kind of a 5th as giant as its Heathrow hub.

In a separate letter to pilots, BA stated it can not rule out postponing the remainder of its Heathrow operation.

In the letter, it notes that a few of its opponents in a foreign country are going through difficult festival.

It provides {that a} quarter of BA’s 4,300 pilots are set to lose their jobs.

The letter from senior control says: “We need to ensure that our remaining operation is efficient, flexible and cost-competitive to enable us to survive in an increasingly lean and unpredictable industry.”