(ANSA) - The Hague, MAR 14 - The Dutch airline KLM has announced that it will cut up to 2,000 jobs to reduce costs in the face of the impact of the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus.
"In the coming months we will cut 1,500-2,000 of the 33,000 jobs - explains the CEO of KLM Pieter Elbers in a video message on the company's website - and we will also reduce the working hours of the employees. From the first of April, the Boeing 747s will remain on the ground ". The measures will mainly concern temporary employees and those close to retirement. The Dutch airline, which joined Air France in 2004, had expected a 20% reduction in the number of flights in March and 30% in April, when it had suspended connections with China and Italy. Last month, the Air France-KLM group estimated the cost of the pandemic in April at 150/200 million euros.
Coronavirus: KLM cuts 2,000 seats
2020-03-14T04:04:20.582Z
Dutch airline KLM has announced that it will cut up to 2,000 jobs to cut costs in the face of the impact of the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus. "In the coming months we will cut 1,500-2. (ANSA)