Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Air Transport
51 - Air transport

400 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
1 March 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012

Description

UK airline British Airways has announced that it is to create 400 new jobs in 2012, half the number it initially intended. According to media reports, the company had hoped to create 800 jobs before the government announced its plans to increase passenger duty.


Sources

  • 1 March 2012: Daily Mail

Citation

Eurofound (2012), British Airways, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 73196, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73196.