EMCC European Monitoring Centre on Change

British Airways

Company/Organisation:
British Airways

Geographic Location

Country: World

Company

Sector: Transportation / storage
Transportation and storage
51 - Air transport
Number Employed: 56700

Employment Effects

Announcement Date: 21-05-2002
Planned Job Reductions min: 13000
Planned Job Reductions max: 13000
Type of Restructuring: Internal restructuring
Employment Effect Start: 01-05-2002
Foreseen End Date: 01-04-2004

Additional Information

This restructuring plan is part of an overall cost reduction programme ending by March 2004. 3000 of them will be dismissed by September 2003. By November 2003, 12,087 job losses were effective.

Sources:

27-03-2003The Guardian
20-05-2002The Financial Times
12-11-2003Les Echos
21-05-2002The Guardian
03-03-2002The Guardian