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BA loses £50m in Q4, less than predicted

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:07:36 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Analysts had predicted losses of up to £150 million for BA (British Airways) for the final three months of 2009, but the company weighed in with a loss of £50m, down significantly from the £122 it lost during that period in 2008. Its financial year ends in March, so the figures are for the company’s [...]

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British Airways finds that Swiss work more hours

Sean Ecker — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:30:04 +0000

GenevaLunch.com British Airways (BA) has found that the Swiss work the most hours per week of all Europeans. A survey by YouGov, a polling company contracted by BA, of 6,000 Europeans found that 24 percent of Swiss residents work more than 45 hours per week, while a fifth of Italians work seven hours or less per [...]

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BA tells passengers to pay if they want to sit together

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:02:39 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Passengers flying on British airline BA will have to pay to select the seats they want, starting 7 October. The exception is seats selected in the 24 hours before departure. The new policy includes passengers traveling together who want seats side by side. Prices range from £10-60, with long-haul selected seats costing £20 each and [...]

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British Airways asks employees to work without pay

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:10:48 +0000

GenevaLunch.com British Airways has asked its employees to take unpaid leaves of absence or work without pay for up to a month to help it weather the financial storm that caused it to post a record loss of £400 million for 2008, reports CNN. The company has not confirmed the information, nor do the British media [...]

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British transport: London subway strike scheduled Tuesday evening, BA seeks job cuts

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:21:11 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Subway trains in London, England are likely to come to a halt for two days, with drivers on strike from 19:00 Tuesday 9 June until late Thursday. Their union is calling for higher pay. PR-Inside British Airways last week told staff that it is seeking 2,000 voluntary redundancies among the 14,000 flight crew members, raising [...]

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