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BA CEO Walsh to work for nothing in July

Willie Walsh - Showing solidarity with BA staff
Willie Walsh - Showing solidarity with BA staff

British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh is showing solidarity with his staff in planning to work without pay next month as part of cost cuts.

Walsh, whose normal salary is £735,000 sterling a year, will work for nothing in July as part of a cost-cutting drive under which 2,500 staff have left the airline in the past year.

The airline unveiled record losses last month. Many airlines have cut jobs as the industry has been battered by a global downturn that has hit demand for travel and air freight.