Sudan Airways' union condemns plan for sweeping cuts to staff

Sudan Airways’ workers union condemned plans to cut most of the troubled national carrier’s staff as employees started receiving dismissal letters. “This plan is unfair and we will appeal to the council of ministers, courts and human-rights organizations,” union Chairman Ala Aldien Babikir saud Thursday. A Sudanese state minister said last week the airline may dismiss 1,200 of its 1,500 employees as it tries to overcome difficulties in international banking transactions and importing spare parts. Babikir said a first group of 207 employees have now received dismissal letters.<br/>