British Airways plans to make heavy cuts to its Gatwick airport operation as part of 12,000 redundancies.
The airline has informed staff of detailed plans after it announced earlier this week that it intended to lay off up to 30% of its workforce.
Letters sent to union representatives for all sections of the airline set out the cuts, as well as changes to terms and conditions across the company as it responds to the grounding of most air travel since March due to COVID 19.
BA plans to lay off almost four in five crew managers at Gatwick and 60% of other cabin crew, more than 1100 of almost 1900 staff. The jobs of just over 400 ground staff will be outsourced to the airport and its contractors.
In an email to staff, British Airways said that there is no certainty as to when services can return to London City or Gatwick airports, and the carrier had not ruled out suspending the remainder of its Heathrow operation.
All 4,346 pilots will be asked to sign new contracts changing their terms and conditions and accept new rostering arrangements. BA will be seeking to lay off 1130 pilots.
IAG has declined to seek government help, unlike Virgin Atlantic, which has been turned down, or EasyJet, which has received a £600m Bank of England loan.