Jet Airways layoffs: Airline fires 16 more people to cut costs

Crisis-hit Jet Airways continues to use layoffs in small chunks as one of the means to reduce cost with the carrier handing over pink slips to around 16 more employees, a source said Monday. These employees were working as ground staff in Jet Airway's Kochi and Hyderabad offices, as per the source. Late last month, the airline had laid off 20 employees, including some senior-level executives from the in-flight services department. Prior to that, it reportedly had asked 15 managerial level employees from various departments including engineering, security and sales, to leave the company. Jet Airways in its response, said the company is optimising its resources in select cities, including re-deploying resources where needed, as part of its turnaround plan, which includes a comprehensive network review and capacity deployment. <br/>