bmi pilots are balloting on a no confidence motion for Nigel Turner, the Chief Executive of the airline, after discussions over pay. In a statement, the British Airlines Pilots’ Association said that they are considering taking legal action after bmi failed to commit to the deal for raising salaries. They are also accusing the carrier of raiding about 400 pilots’ bank accounts in order to take back previously agreed raises in their pay for last month, which was an average £250.

Jim McAuslan, the General Secretary of the British Airlines Pilots’ Association, said that this situation is serious. They are considering legal action about these events, which has astonished their lawyers, in addition to the pilots voting on a no confidence motion.

While the airline has admitted to freezing pay increases for staff, they have strongly denied the raid of hundreds of bank accounts belonging to pilots. The company says that doing so would be more than illegal, as it is something that they can’t do. Once the staff receives payment, bmi said, the money can’t be taken from their bank account unless they were given permission to do so.

McAuslan has warned that the union is going to have a special meeting with all the other unions who are affiliated with Lufthansa, the majority owner in bmi, on Monday in oder to talk about what should be done about the situation. He said that it is a tragedy that neither of the airlines went to them to say that they were have financial trouble, as they would have talked about it. However, he added, they simply failed to commit to the agreement, while taking money from hundreds of pilots.

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