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Media Briefing - British Airways Cabin Crew: Facts & Figures
Answer ID 7683
Date 12/12/2009
Release Date 12/12/2009 11.17 AM
Answer
More than a third of the airline's total workforce are cabin crew: about 13,500 people.
There are about 11,500 crew based at Heathrow. Roughly 9,000 of these operate long haul flights and the remainder short haul.
At Gatwick there are about 1,300 crew who operate both long and short haul flights.
About 700 crew are employed overseas at bases such as Hong Kong and Singapore. More than 1,500 UK-employed cabin crew (about one in nine) have their main home abroad. More than 800 crew live in France or Spain. Some live in Australia, the USA or South Africa.