Qatar Airways plans to lay off about 20% of its workforce due to the repercussions of the Corona Virus pandemic. Unfortunately, we will have to cut about 20 percent of the workforce, according to Reuters. . Al-Baker said the reduction was a very difficult decision, but the state-owned airline had no other alternative. On May 5, according to an internal e-mail, Reuters reported to Qatar Airways that Qatar Airways would cut large numbers of jobs, including hospitality crews. The Qatar Airways Group, which includes the airline within its assets, had 46,684 employees at the end of the last fiscal year, the results of which were announced in March 2019. p> Al-Baker told Reuters in March that the company was draining liquidity and that it would eventually seek government assistance.
