The airline plans to base up to 17 short-haul planes at UK’s second-biggest airport from next summer

British Airways pilots are to vote on whether to back a proposed new subsidiary at Gatwick, which the airline says will be a full-service, BA-branded carrier.

The airline plans to base up to 17 short-haul planes at the UK’s second-biggest airport from next summer, but insists it needs to have a lower cost base to compete with budget rivals such as easyJet, which is dominant at Gatwick.

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