SAS airline slashes 5,000 jobs over corona crisis


AFP
| 2020/04/28 | 179 words | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | AIR TRANSPORT

Scandinavian airline SAS said Tuesday it would lay off up to 5,000 employees as the new coronavirus pandemic has wiped out demand for air travel which would not return to normal for "some years".The 5,000 jobs represent about 40 percent of SAS' workforce, chief executive Rickard Gustafson told news agency TT. "Given the current (travel) restrictions, SAS expects limited activity in the important summer season. In addition, it will most likely take some years before demand returns to the leve...(…)

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