Airline BMI British Midland is to reduce staff numbers by up to 1,500 as part of a £100m cost-cutting drive, it confirmed today.
The cutbacks - equivalent to around a third of the airline's workforce - are expected over the next three years.
BMI, which operates a fleet of 41 aircraft, said it would achieve the reduction through staff turnover and had no intention of axing jobs.
The cost-cutting exercise comes after BMI made a loss of £19.6m last year following profits of £12.4m in 2001.
Many of the jobs will be lost on the ground as the airline simplifies its business practices and encourages passengers to use automatic check-in facilities.
