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British Airways seals Gatwick short-haul agreement

Air
Gary Noakes
8 November 2021

British Airways has reached a deal with staff to relaunch short-haul flights from Gatwick next summer.

British Airways check-in and ground crew are involved in the dispute

Union Unite, which represents non-flight deck employees, has now confirmed an agreement has been reached with cabin and ground crew after talks.

A Unite spokesperson told TTG: "An agreement has been reached but we are not commenting any further than that at the current time."

The deal means BA is likely to swiftly release its summer schedule from Gatwick.

BA’s pilots backed proposals for a lower cost operation for European flights from Gatwick last month.

BA bosses believe a lower cost structure is the only way for the carrier to compete effectively with easyJet on leisure routes from London’s second airport.