British Airways: Coronavirus

(asked on 5th May 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of British Airways' proposed redundancies on Gatwick airport.


Answered by
Baroness Vere of Norbiton Portrait
Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 20th May 2020

The Department for Transport is working with airlines, airports and unions to understand the impact that COVID-19 is having on the sector and its workers.

The Chancellor has set out unprecedented support for workers of airline companies. Measures such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme are being used across the aviation industry to protect the sector against the Covid-19 economic crisis.

These measures, alongside other Government support measures such as Coronavirus Large Business Loan Interruption Scheme and the CCFF, are helping airlines of all sizes get through this crisis and beyond. The Chancellor has noted that under exceptional circumstances bespoke support could be provided to airlines.

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