Airport News
BA criticised after Glasgow Airport decision
Fri, 31 Oct, 2008
British Airways (BA) has been slammed by a Scottish MP after its decision to close its cabin crew base at Glasgow Airport.
The carrier said that affected workers have been given the choice of moving to Heathrow or accepting voluntary redundancy, but Jim Sheridan, Paisley and Renfrewshire North MP, said this is not good enough.
"This would be an impossible proposition for my constituents affected by this decision," he remarked to the Glasgow Evening Times.
Mr Sheridan pointed out that many members of staff have been based in Glasgow for years and it would be difficult for them to move their families.
BA chief executive Willie Walsh denied that the airline is cutting its regional focus and said it is still in "meaningful discussions" with staff.
Earlier this month, Simon Calder, travel editor for the Independent, said that BA has effectively become 'London Airways' after cutting the last route from Manchester Airport to a foreign destination, New York.