British Airways Adds Subsidiary to Restructure Short-Haul Operations

The recovery of the aviation industry from the effects of the pandemic is contingent on multiple factors including government restrictions on travel, vaccination rates and individual airlines’ abilities to adapt to the new environment. This week the Wall Street Journal reported that British Airways’ parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) was planning to restructure the U.K. carrier’s business model to compete in the leisure market from London's Gatwick Airport. The airline relies predominantly on long-haul traffic from Heathrow Airport, and…