BRITISH AIRWAYS REGIONAL CLOSURES AND TREATMENT OF STAFF

That this House deplores the closure by British Airways (BA) of its cabin crew base in Manchester and also its proposals to do similarly in Glasgow; notes that the company has completely failed to offer any justification other than simplification and carried out an inadequate consultation with employees and union representatives; further notes that BA is now trying to force staff to go on relocation courses immediately despite verbal assurances to the contrary, thus adding to pressures on a long-serving workforce, many with dependent relatives and children, who will find the enforced relocation to Heathrow traumatic, especially in the run-up to Christmas; and believes that BA's complete failure to observe family-friendly policies, together with their regional cabin crew closures and sale of BA Connect, utterly undermines their credibility as a UK-wide national airline.