British Airways workers to get 13% pay rise after Covid cutbacks

Deal to be paid over an 18-month period includes one-off £1,000 payment and excludes BA management and pilots

About 24,000 British Airways workers have secured a 13.1% pay rise in a deal hailed by Unite as a reversal of cuts brought in at the height of the Covid crisis.

The increase, which also comes with a £1,000 one-off payment, will be paid over an 18-month period and was overwhelmingly accepted after a ballot of union members.