British Airways starts to park up its fleet

LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - British Airways planes could be
seen parked up at London's Heathrow Airport on Thursday, as the
airline begins the process of grounding a large part of its
fleet.

Air travel is grinding to a halt due to coronavirus, and
BA's boss warned last week that the airline was in a battle for
survival and would have to cut jobs and park up its planes.

The park-up is now under way, with more aircraft expected on
the ground at Heathrow, BA's hub, in the coming week.

There are more than 280 planes in BA's fleet and the
airline's owner, IAG, has said it plans to cut its
flying capacity by 75% in April and May, meaning hundreds of
planes on the ground.

British Airways did not immediately respond to a request for
comment.
(Reporting by Hannah McKay, writing by Sarah Young; editing by
Stephen Addison)