BA crew in Hong Kong hoping to reverse decision to axe city base

BA’s axed Hong Kong crew are demanding the airline give them three more weeks to consider whether to accept the compensation offered. The traumatised employees are hoping to use the extra time to talk management out of closing the city base, while also bargaining for a better deal. BA dropped a bombshell on Wednesday, announcing that it was axing its entire Hong Kong-based crew ahead of the closure of its base in the city next month. Unionists said 57 of the 85 Hong Kong-based flight attendants were laid off immediately, with another 24 to finish at the end of next month when their contracts expire. The airline asked the cabin crew to sign an agreement by Saturday stating they would accept an ex gratia payment, the amount of which has not been revealed. None of the union’s 54 members have signed the agreement.<br/>