British Airways to curtail a further 10,300 flights till October end

Thursday, July 7, 2022

British Airways (BA) announced it will cut further 10,300 short-haul flights till October end.

The airline is one among those worst affected by post-pandemic staff shortage which resulted in rampant disruption for passengers this year.

British Airways announced this just a day after another upsurge of cancellations was revealed in a bid to make schedules more robust.

The airlines told a newspaper that the cancellations it was announcing to passengers on Wednesday, covering August to October, were part of a focus on protecting popular holiday flights.

It suggested that destinations with weak bookings would be most likely to have flight frequency consolidated.

However, there could be worse problems ahead for BA customers using Heathrow.

British Airways revealed the latest cuts less than 24 hours before unions representing 700 of its check-in and ground-handling staff at the airport. This is almost half its customer-facing team there.

It was expected to reveal strike dates in a dispute over pay.

The walkouts were widely expected to coincide with the start of the summer holiday rush once schools in England break up for the end of term.

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