Coronavirus: British Airways sells glasses to …

The airline British Airways, sister of Iberia within the International Airlines Group (IAG), very hard hit by the pandemic, announced Monday the online sale of tableware used in its planes and other items in its Boeing 747s.

Champagne glasses used in first class on their slippers or blankets are among the items sold online “to recreate a magical flight experience at home,” the company said in a statement.

Collectors can also purchase items such as catering trolleys, used in its Boeing 747s, now retired from the fleet.

To improve its finances, strongly affected by the health crisis, the airline He had already decided to put up for sale works of art exhibited in his rooms.

Last month, IAG reported a net loss of 1.76 billion euros ($ 2.08 billion) in the third quarter due to the traffic collapse due to travel restrictions in Europe to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

In the third quarter of 2019, the group recorded a net profit of 1 billion euros.

The group, which predicted that the end of the year would be difficult, has recorded losses of 5.6 billion euros since the start of 2020.

In order to overcome the crisis, IAG carried out a profound restructuring, including 13,000 job cuts at British Airways.

The group has also reduced its investments. In particular, postponed the delivery of 68 new aircraft until 2022 and decided to abandon its Boeing 747s, nicknamed “Jumbo Jets” due to their enormous size, earlier than planned.