BMI announces 600 job losses due to worst recession ever.
British Midlands (BMI) has announced plans to lay off 600 employees and axe five routes as part of a restructuring effort aimed at returning the company to profit. Most of the job losses at the British airline – now fully owned by German flag carrier Lufthansa – will affect cabin crew and other front-line “operational” staff. BMI will also cease to operate outbound services to Tel Aviv, Brussels, Kiev and Aleppo as of next January, with flights to Amsterdam being axed in March. The loss of its Tel Aviv service, which was only launched two years ago, will come as a particularly heavy blow to Heathrow’s second largest carrier.
Announcing the loss of 600 jobs from a workforce of just 4,400, the airline said;
The move takes place against a background where the airline industry is facing the challenges of a downturn in demand and the worst recession in the UK since records began.
Total losses = 600
Source: Cheapflights.co.uk
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