The Outbreak Has Also Affected Singapore Airlines!

The Outbreak Has Also Affected Singapore Airlines! The outbreak has also affected Singapore Airlines. The pandemic, which upset the global economy, also affected Singapore Airlines. In the statement made by the company, it was reported that 2,400 employees will be dismissed due to the coronavirus outbreak in 3 airlines affiliated to the SIA Group. As Singapore Airlines Group Chief Executive (CEO) Goh Choon Phongun stated, it was stated that this decision was taken due to the long and uncertainty of the recovery process after the epidemic. In the statement of the Singapore Airlines Group, which consists of Singapore, SilkAir and Tigerair Airlines, it was reported that recruitments are on pause and there were 1900 people to be retiring or leaving voluntarily, apart from that 2,400 more people will be dismissed. Singapore Airlines Group had 21,300 employees worldwide until last March. Due to the imposition of a curfew and travel restriction within the scope of combating the coronavirus epidemic, the airline group continued to work with 8 percent of its capacity. On the other hand, the company predicts that the level in passenger traffic will not return to pre-epidemic before 2024.