British Airways is set to make up to 12,000 workers redundant as a result of the ongoing coronavirus restrictions.
Parent company IAG has said the airline, which employs 42,000 people, has suffered from the global collapse in passenger numbers caused by the pandemic.
The planned job cuts come as it revealed that revenues plunged 13% in the first quarter of 2020.
IAG said BA will consult on a “restructuring and redundancy programme” as it is expected to take “several years” until demand for air travel returns to 2019 levels.
The move will potentially include ground staff, cabin crew and pilots, which will be placed on consultation.
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."
The airline currently continues to run a "limited" service for essential journeys, with plans to restart flights to Tel Aviv in May.
