The French government on Friday called on Air France to avoid mandatory layoffs as the airline prepared to announce some 7,500 job cuts to cope with a collapse in travel due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Managers at the airline, part of Air France-KLM Group, are due to meet labour unions in Paris on Friday to detail the redundancy plans affecting some 15% of all employees, including pilots, stewards and ground staff.
But the prospect of possible compulsory layoffs has raised alarm among workers and the French state, which has granted Air France 7 billion euros in aid to help it survive the pandemic. Pannier-Runacher said the government’s aid package for the airline, which included state-backed loans, was justified as the carrier was “on the edge”, but called on Air France managers to pursue cutbacks responsibly.
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