Originally Posted by
bornfree
But BA pilots are not part of the job retention scheme/furloughed. Only cabin crew (et al) are on the job retention scheme. The two entities are being treated differently.
Irrelevant that pilots have not been furloughed as BA is taking millions of pounds from the JRS to pay the rest of the company therefore their plan remains technically illegal during JRS and the Transport Committee will stop it.
The UK Government is taking this issue very seriously as BA action could trigger an extremely dangerous chain reaction across many other companies, BA will be stopped by the Government whatever it takes. Unions' existence is also at stake here so this is an historical moment for the future of the UK economy and its workforce.
If Willie Walsh and Alex Cruz genuinely believe that BA will be losing money after the COVID19 crisis will end, then they are very welcome to transfer ownership back to the UK Government which would be extremely happy to take over BA with its long term profitability.