LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - The chief executive of British
Airways-owner IAG said that capacity in the summer
quarter could beat its 45% guidance, and that the group was
ready to fly up to 75% of its pre-pandemic capacity in the
October-December quarter.
"We are ready to fly up to 75% of the capacity that we had
in 2019 in Q4 so we have been working to have flexibility in
case we can fly," CEO Luis Gallego told reporters on Friday.
Asked about the 45% capacity guidance for the current
quarter, he said: "That's what we think we are going to fly but
we are ready to fly more."
Gallego also said he didn't expect any further redundancies
but added that he would like to see the UK furlough scheme
extended to the end of 2021.
"Right now, we are not considering to reduce more the jobs
but for sure we need to see the evolution of the situation," he
said.
(Reporting by Sarah Young; Editing by Alistair Smout)