Sir Philip Green provoked outrage today as he demanded emergency taxpayer help to pay the wages of 14,500 workers he has furloughed during the coronavirus lockdown. Furious Twitter users suggested the disgraced businessman should sell one of his three yachts, which include the £122million Lionheart, or use some of his estimated £1.8billion fortune rather than … Read more
Sir Philip Green provoked outrage today as he demanded emergency taxpayer help to pay the wages of 14,500 workers he has furloughed during the coronavirus lockdown. Furious Twitter users suggested the disgraced businessman should sell one of his three yachts, which include the £122million Lionheart, or use some of his estimated £1.8billion fortune rather than … Read more
British Airways has struck a deal with its unions to suspend more than 30,000 cabin crew and ground staff in one of the airline industry’s most dramatic moves yet to survive the coronavirus pandemic. With global travel in turmoil as the virus takes hold around the world, BA’s owner, IAG, said it would also cut … Read more
More of Britain’s biggest firms revealed plans yesterday to suspend tens of thousands of staff in a move which could cost the taxpayer up to £60billion over the next six months. In a vivid illustration of the impact of coronavirus on the economy, British Airways, Nissan, Topshop owner Arcadia and energy firm Ovo all announced … Read more
More of Britain’s biggest firms revealed plans yesterday to suspend tens of thousands of staff in a move which could cost the taxpayer up to £60billion over the next six months. In a vivid illustration of the impact of coronavirus on the economy, British Airways, Nissan, Topshop owner Arcadia and energy firm Ovo all announced … Read more
British Airways worker, 29, finds her £480 iPhone 8 still works TWO MONTHS after she dropped it in the Thames Thayse Bussolo-Vieira was feeding swans when iPhone 8 dropped out of pocket British Airways worker, 29, returned to same area with fiancee two months later They found £480 phone ‘sitting at bottom’ of river and … Read more
British Airways is expected to announce it will suspend around 36,000 staff as it battles to survive the coronavirus crisis. The airline has reached a broad deal with the Unite union that will include the suspension of 80 per cent of BA’s cabin crew, ground staff, engineers and those working at head office. Crucially however, no staff … Read more
British Airways is expected to announce it will suspend around 36,000 staff as it battles to survive the coronavirus crisis. The airline has reached a broad deal with the Unite union that will include the suspension of 80 per cent of BA’s cabin crew, ground staff, engineers and those working at head office. Crucially however, no staff … Read more
Sam and Billie Faiers’ BA flight row will be aired on the next episode of The Mummy Diaries. The sisters sparked headlines back in January when Billie complained about British Airways staff scolding them for being too noisy during the pair’s flight to New York with their mum Suzie Wells. The incident will be shown … Read more
All business-class flights between London and any American city are typically £2,000 to £3,000, depending on when you book and when you’re flying. But as Gilbert Ott says, the coronavirus crisis has brought prices crashing down. Here’s how to snare a cut-price lie-flat deal and some of the routes on offer. BRITISH AIRWAYS FROM LONDON … Read more