Overview

• Southwark Crown Court fined British Airways £3.2 million for breaching Work at Height Regulations following two severe workplace accidents at Heathrow Airport.
• Two baggage handlers, Ravinder Teji and Shahjahan Malik, fell from inadequately guarded loading equipment in 2022 and 2023, suffering significant injuries, including fractures and a brain bleed.
• A 2022 Health and Safety Executive inspection warned of guard rail gaps, but British Airways failed to address the issue before the accidents occurred.
• The court deemed British Airways' culpability high, citing preventable risks and delays in addressing known safety deficiencies.
• The airline has since committed £7 million to overhaul its loading equipment to improve safety and prevent similar incidents in the future.