British Airways is to ground flights 'like never before' and lay off staff in response to the coronavirus.
BA boss Alex Cruz sent a video message to all staff on Friday warning jobs would go as a result of the impact of coronavirus on the airline's business.
He also warned that the airline industry is facing a "crisis of global proportions" worse than SARS or 9/11.
The message was titled "The Survival of British Airways".
Mr Cruz said: "We can no longer sustain our current level of employment and jobs would be lost - perhaps for a short term, perhaps longer term."