Hong Kong Airlines employees demand answers, transparency after embattled carrier makes 160 redundant in cost-saving move

Hong Kong Airlines employees made redundant this week are demanding transparency and fair severance packages in the wake of the airline’s decision to dismiss more than 160 people in a cost-cutting move. Nearly 80 airline staff members attended closed-door sessions with company representatives Thursday to get details of the lay-offs and their expected payouts. The company, which earlier this month said it planned to eliminate 400 jobs, notified employees Wednesday that they would be made redundant after the airline’s “recent review of its operational requirements”. This came as a Bloomberg report suggested the airline’s parent company, HNA Group, could be taken over by the mainland authority, which is likely to sell off its airline assets. <br/>