British Airways replaces its CEO

British Airways CEO Alex Cruz has been replaced after four years on the job, as the COVID-19 pandemic pummels airlines around the world.

International Consolidated Airlines Group, BA’s parent company, said Monday that Cruz has been replaced by Sean Doyle, previously the boss of Aer Lingus, another carrier in the group.

BA has been criticized in recent months for its handling of 12,000 job cuts linked to the pandemic. The airline’s passenger traffic dropped 95 percent from a year earlier in the second quarter, leading to a first-half operating loss of $4.77 billion.

Airlines around the world have seen passenger numbers plummet amid governmentimposed travel restrictions and concerns about the safety of air travel during the pandemic.

This year, Cruz told the House of Commons transport select committee that BA was “fighting for our own survival.”

Singapore Airlines Ltd. said all seats on its Airbus A380 pop-up restaurants were reserved within 30 minutes of bookings opening Monday. With flights largely grounded by the coronavirus pandemic, the airline is trying novel ways to raise money, including using two A380 superjumbos parked at Changi Airport as temporary restaurants Oct. 24 and 25.

Singapore Airlines, which suffered a record $827 million net loss in the second quarter, is laying off about 20 percent of its workforce.

• Carnival Cruise Line said Monday that it was canceling its remaining cruises scheduled for November out of two Florida ports, as well as five cruises from

Australia at the beginning of next year.

The cruise line previously had announced it was canceling for the rest of the year all U.S. cruises except for trips out of Port Canaveral and Port Miami after an extension of a no-sail orderby the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But Monday’s announcement nixed trips in November on the six ships operating out of the two Florida ports. Cruises still are planned for December.

Guests can get credit or a full refund.