British Airways chief turns down bonus

British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh, who is embroiled in a bitter dispute with his cabin crew, has turned down a bonus worth £334,000 (€405,027), the second year in a row he has made such a gesture, it was announced today.

Mr Walsh was entitled to a bonus of deferred shares awarded to him by the board for the last financial year, but he decided not to take it after turning down an award last year estimated to be worth more than £500,000 (€606,328).