British Airways is the latest airline to cut its summer flight schedule as it scrambles to hire enough staff to cope with the rebound in air travel

British Airways cut almost 10,000 jobs when it faced travel restrictions during the Pandemic, and reduced its flight schedules this summer.

The news was reported by the Financial Times.

The UK airline is cutting the number of flights it offers this year. A shortage of staff will cause it to cut 10% of its flights between March and October.

According to a CNBC report, the airline plans to cut flights between 8% and 10% for May and between 10% and 12% for the summer. According to the report, JetBlue has made 2,500 new hires this year but it is still understaffed.

Alaska Airlines cut 2% of its flight schedule until the end of June after being forced to cut flights in April due to a lack of staff. The Dallas Morning News reported that Southwest Airlines cut 65,000 spring flights and 20,000 summer flights.

The airline industry cut its workforce during the Pandemic because of global travel restrictions and reduced demand. Delta Air Lines had to drop more than 10 routes last year because of the slow demand.

British Airways has cut the number of flights by the equivalent of 8,000 round trips.

The airline plans to hire 6,000 new staff members in order to cope with demand.

The US carriers had similar rebuild problems earlier in the process, and we see problems in Europe and the UK getting the system back up and running.

British Airways told Insider that while the past few weeks have been challenging, the company is focused on its customers.

British Airways said they have taken action to reduce their schedule to give certainty to their customers and to give them more flexibility to rebook with us or another airline as close to their original departure time as possible.