180 Airways staff to be made redundant after revenue plummets 95 per cent

Airways expects to make 180 staff redundant in the coming months due to the impact coronavirus has had on air travel. New Zealand's state-owned air navigation services provider said about 25% of its workforce across all areas of its business would be made redundant as it faces a 95% decline in revenue. Airways CE Graeme Sumner said in the past seven days, air traffic had dropped 85% compared to the same week in 2019, Airways said. "It is true that we are operating in an aviation environment unlike anything seen since the second world war," Sumner said. "In December 2019, there were 25 international carriers operating in New Zealand and now there is effectively one." Airways is responsible for controlling all air movements across 30m square kilometres of airspace in New Zealand and over the Pacific, handling more than 1m air traffic movements a year.<br/>