Dutch airline KLM continues to lay off

Last year, already they laid off about 5,000 employees.

The Dutch airline KLM will cut another 1,000 jobs. At the same time, the airlines expressed disagreement with the government's decision to require rapid tests for COVID-19 from passengers before leaving for the Netherlands. The company, which is part of the Air France-KLM group, has announced that it will lay off about 1,000 employees this year. Airlines, which, like other airlines, have been hit hard by the new coronavirus pandemic, continue to cut jobs after laying off around 5,000 employees last year. In addition, KLM, together with other Dutch airlines, stated that it did not agree with the government's order that all passengers bound for the Netherlands pass the rapid test for COVID-19. This must be done no later than four hours before departure to the country. "The Netherlands will be the only country in the world to take such far-reaching measures," the airlines said in a joint statement.