Post-merger pay rises for BA bosses revealed

British Airways top bosses will land hefty pay rises on taking up their new posts once the airline merges with Spanish partner Iberia, it was revealed today.

Chief executive Willie Walsh, who will take on the same post at the enlarged International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), will see his base pay rise 12% from £735,000 (€843,000) to £825,000 (€946,000) a year, according to investor merger documents.