British Airways faces strike threat from cabin crew over Covid-19 job cuts        

Trade union Unite is planning to take immediate industrial action over the apparent firing and rehiring of thousands of British Airways workers 

British Airways owner IAG also owns Aer Lingus and Spain's Veuling and Iberia airlines. 

British Airways faces strike action over its plans to cut jobs, pay and conditions, the trade union representing cabin crew said, piling more pressure on the airline which has been hard hit by the coronavirus crisis and quarantine rules.

Trade union Unite has written to British Airways to say it planned to defend its members by immediately moving towards industrial action, in what it said was a reaction to the airline’s plans to fire and rehire thousands of workers.