Airline workers might not be cut but in coronavirus crisis their paychecks will be
Delta is cutting thousands of employee hours by 25% in a bid to save money as coronavirus sinks travel demand.
Airlines won $25 billion in grants in the $2 trillion coronavirus aid bill if they commit to not furlough employees through Sept. 30. But employees from ground workers to flight attendants are going to be working fewer hours, meaning smaller checks than usual as airlines slash flights and park hundreds of planes to mirror the record drop in ticket sales.is cutting the workweeks of more than 40,000 employees to three and four days from April through the end of June. The Atlanta-based carrier estimates that measure will reduce payroll expenses by 25% over the next 90 days.
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