British Airways has announced that they will be cutting 12,000 jobs due to the pressure caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
British Airways owner International Airlines Group (IAG) announced that the airline has lost 13 percent of its revenue due to the Covid-19 shutdown.
The airline currently has flights that operate in and out of Edinburgh Airport and the move could see ground staff, cabin crew and pilots lose their jobs.
In a statement, IAG said: "In light of the impact of Covid-19 on current operations and the expectation that the recovery of passenger demand to 2019 levels will take several years, British Airways is formally notifying its trade unions about a proposed restructuring and redundancy programme.
"The proposals remain subject to consultation but it is likely that they will affect most of British Airways' employees and may result in the redundancy of up to 12,000 of them.
"As previously announced, British Airways has availed itself of the UK's Covid-19 job retention scheme and furloughed 22,626 employees in April."
Edinburgh Live is contacting BA for comment.
