Etihad Airways has laid off hundreds of workers this month, including hospitality crews; After flights stopped due to the Corona virus pandemic.
According to Reuters, the airline, which had 20,000 and 530 employees in August 2019, stopped passenger flights in March 2019 and said the following month that it had dispensed About a large number of workers.
Two sources said that hundreds of workers were laid off this month, and that workers are being laid off on an almost daily basis. They added that more jobs are expected to be cut.
A spokeswoman for Etihad told Reuters that the layoffs cover all sectors of the airline.
She added that it is clear that the demand for travel will decrease dramatically in the near future and as a result, tough decisions should be adopted to ensure that the Union weathered the storm.
Etihad, which has lost 5.6 billion since 2016, has cut wages under the almost total halt of global travel.
The company has conducted a number of passenger flights since March, mostly for foreigners leaving the UAE, and announced its intention to resume regular passenger flights in June.
================= The countries started easing the procedures for comprehensive closure, but the aviation industry warned that recovering the demand for travel may take years.
