Dutch airline KLM scraps 250 office jobs in profitability drive

Dutch airline KLM on Wednesday said it would scrap 250 office jobs in a push to cut costs and improve profitability. The move is part of a plan announced in October to improve the profitability of the Dutch arm of Air France KLM by E450m in the short term. "It is crucial for our future to structurally lower costs. One of these measures is reducing the number of non-operational jobs," CE Marjan Rintel said in a statement. Forced layoffs could not be excluded, Rintel added. KLM had previously announced it would postpone the construction of a new headquarters and other new buildings, while other investments were reconsidered.<br/>