<p>British Airways pilots have accepted a deal that will temporarily cut pay by 20% and eliminate more than 200 jobs, the pilots' union said on Friday.</p>.<p>"The deal means that there will be temporary 20% pay cuts reducing to 8% over two years and towards zero over the longer term", British Airline Pilots Association said in a statement.</p>.<p>"Regrettably, there will still be some compulsory redundancies which are currently estimated to be 270 although that number will fall as mitigations take effect", the statement added.</p>.<p>The ballot result was 85% to accept the deal on an 87% turnout. There will be no "fire and rehire" of pilots, the union said.</p>.<p>UK lawmakers have previously criticized BA, alleging that it used a furlough "fire and rehire" scheme, a tactic used by companies forcing employees to accept inferior terms.</p>.<p>Earlier this year, British Airways, which is owned by International Consolidated Airlines Group, was seeking to lay off a quarter of its pilots, according to a letter sent to the union and seen by Reuters.</p>.<p>Global curbs imposed to fight the coronavirus pandemic have slammed air travel, putting the future of many airline companies in doubt.</p>.<p>"We do not expect our company to return to 2019 levels of business until at least 2023 and therefore we need to act now to reshape our company for a very different future", British Airways said in an emailed statement.</p>
<p>British Airways pilots have accepted a deal that will temporarily cut pay by 20% and eliminate more than 200 jobs, the pilots' union said on Friday.</p>.<p>"The deal means that there will be temporary 20% pay cuts reducing to 8% over two years and towards zero over the longer term", British Airline Pilots Association said in a statement.</p>.<p>"Regrettably, there will still be some compulsory redundancies which are currently estimated to be 270 although that number will fall as mitigations take effect", the statement added.</p>.<p>The ballot result was 85% to accept the deal on an 87% turnout. There will be no "fire and rehire" of pilots, the union said.</p>.<p>UK lawmakers have previously criticized BA, alleging that it used a furlough "fire and rehire" scheme, a tactic used by companies forcing employees to accept inferior terms.</p>.<p>Earlier this year, British Airways, which is owned by International Consolidated Airlines Group, was seeking to lay off a quarter of its pilots, according to a letter sent to the union and seen by Reuters.</p>.<p>Global curbs imposed to fight the coronavirus pandemic have slammed air travel, putting the future of many airline companies in doubt.</p>.<p>"We do not expect our company to return to 2019 levels of business until at least 2023 and therefore we need to act now to reshape our company for a very different future", British Airways said in an emailed statement.</p>