Gate Gourmet, the sole in-flight caterer for British Airways, has struck an agreement with unions that should bring an end to a bitter dispute that was threatening just days ago to descend even further into acrimony.
Full details of the settlement, which was brokered by the TUC, will not be released until tomorrow afternoon in order to allow staff and all other relevant parties to be informed.
But, if successfully implemented, the deal would mark the end of a long-running slanging match between Gate Gourmet, owned by American venture capitalists Texas Pacific, and the Transport and General Workers Union over forced redundancies and a life-saving restructuring for the cater.
The row is also likely to have cost BA between £40 million and £50 million after