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Balpa issues plea for state aid as airlines set out job cuts

Air
Rob Gill
1 May 2020

Pilots union Balpa has called for the UK government to financially support the airline industry through the coronavirus crisis.

The move is expected to "support Britons when they travel to a country that might be on a government watchlist to help them get home"

Balpa issued the ‘Mayday’ appeal for the government to create a “package of support” after this week’s announcement of 12,000 potential redundancies by British Airways and Ryanair saying it could axe up to 3,000 staff.