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Transportation / Storage 51 - Air transport 51.1 - Passenger air transport 51.1 - Passenger air transport
1,200 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
13 April 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
British Airways has announced plans to cut 1200 jobs at BMI following its takeover of the airline. The company has started consultation over how to integrate the remaining 1,500 jobs at Heathrow Airport. The redundancies will be located at the BMI head office at Castle Donington, Leicestershire, and at regional airports.
British Airways purchased BMI last month, after clearance from the European Commission regulators.
Sources
13 April 2012: The Guardian
Citation
Eurofound (2012), BMI, Merger/Acquisition in United Kingdom, factsheet number 73512, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73512.