EasyJet to make 418 crew in Germany redundant
EasyJet is planning to make 418 crew in Germany redundant as it almost halves its fleet in Berlin amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The UK low-cost carrier is withdrawing 16 of its 34 aircraft from its base in the German capital starting December, it disclosed Monday. Having originally proposed 738 job losses among its 1,500 strong workforce in Germany, the airline has reduced the number after discussions with pilot and cabin-crew representatives. The remaining 320 jobs will be kept until at least June 2021 using the government furlough scheme, at which point the airline will review whether those are again at risk of redundancy. “Pending a hoped-for recovery of the current market situation next summer and further discussions on alternatives like part time, it will then be assessed if and how many of these positions can be maintained or need to be made redundant,” says EasyJet.<br/>
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EasyJet to make 418 crew in Germany redundant
EasyJet is planning to make 418 crew in Germany redundant as it almost halves its fleet in Berlin amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The UK low-cost carrier is withdrawing 16 of its 34 aircraft from its base in the German capital starting December, it disclosed Monday. Having originally proposed 738 job losses among its 1,500 strong workforce in Germany, the airline has reduced the number after discussions with pilot and cabin-crew representatives. The remaining 320 jobs will be kept until at least June 2021 using the government furlough scheme, at which point the airline will review whether those are again at risk of redundancy. “Pending a hoped-for recovery of the current market situation next summer and further discussions on alternatives like part time, it will then be assessed if and how many of these positions can be maintained or need to be made redundant,” says EasyJet.<br/>
