Amid Travel Slump: More than 36 Thousand Jobs are at Risk

Amid Travel Slump More than 36 Thousand Jobs are at Risk The US has recently announced plans to suspend service to 15 smaller airports in the country due to law travel demand. But the matter dosen’t end there, American Airlines has said it will cut 19,000 jobs in October when a government wage support scheme extended to airlines during the pandemic comes to an end.

"We must prepare for the possibility that our nation's leadership will not be able to find a way to further support aviation professionals and the service we provide, especially to smaller communities,"

Despite all the obstacles facing the global economy since the beginning of 2020, it seems that there is a lot waiting for us, whereas United said last month as many as 36,000 jobs were at risk. The world's biggest airline said the cuts, on top of voluntary departures and leave, would leave its workforce 30% smaller than it was in March. At the same time, Germany's Lufthansa has warned it may cut 22,000 positions, while British Airways is slashing 12,000 jobs. On the other side, In the US, the terms of a $25bn (£19bn) government bailout barred airlines from making significant job cuts before 30 September. While airlines have called for further support, talks in Washington about an aid package collapsed this month without a deal. Even though, American had received $5.8bn from the payroll aid programme, the chief executive Doug Parker and president Robert Isom said in a message to staff."We must prepare for the possibility that our nation's leadership will not be able to find a way to further support aviation professionals and the service we provide, especially to smaller communities," American has also said it expected fewer than 100,000 people to be working in October, down from 140,000 at the beginning of March. In addition to the 19,000 cuts, about 12,500 people have voluntarily left the airline since March. Another 11,000 will be on voluntary leave in October.   You might also be interested in:

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