UAE-based Air Arabia cuts 57 jobs due to COVID-19 crisis
Air Arabia, the only listed carrier in the UAE, has laid off 57 employees due to travel disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesman said Tuesday. The Sharjah-based airline, which has about 2,000 employees, has like other UAE carriers suspended scheduled operations since March. It is not clear when normal services will resume. "It is unfortunate that we had to take the decision to lay off a small number of our staff this week. This is the first time in our history that we were forced to do so taking into consideration the current market realities," the spokesman said. The airline did not say which departments had been affected. "We will continue to do everything possible to safeguard our employees by keeping layoffs to the minimum and only as a last resort," he said.<br/>
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UAE-based Air Arabia cuts 57 jobs due to COVID-19 crisis
Air Arabia, the only listed carrier in the UAE, has laid off 57 employees due to travel disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesman said Tuesday. The Sharjah-based airline, which has about 2,000 employees, has like other UAE carriers suspended scheduled operations since March. It is not clear when normal services will resume. "It is unfortunate that we had to take the decision to lay off a small number of our staff this week. This is the first time in our history that we were forced to do so taking into consideration the current market realities," the spokesman said. The airline did not say which departments had been affected. "We will continue to do everything possible to safeguard our employees by keeping layoffs to the minimum and only as a last resort," he said.<br/>
