EasyJet to sack up to 5,000 staff and close hubs at Standsted, Southend and Newcastle
EASYJET is to sack up to 5,000 staff and close its hubs at Stansted, Southend and Newcastle airports.
“easyJet has today started formal consultation on proposals with employee representatives including Balpa and Unite on all of its UK based pilots and crew. “We are fully committed to work closely with our employee representatives during these consultations with the aim of minimising job losses as far as possible.”The airline added: “Since the pandemic began, easyJet has taken decisive actions to remove cost and non-critical expenditure from the business at every level to mitigate the impact however, in line with IATA projections, easyJet believes that the levels of market demand seen in 2019 are not likely to be reached again until 2023.
“These proposals are no reflection on our people at Stansted, Southend and Newcastle, who have all worked tirelessly and have been fully committed to providing great service for our customers.” Airline insiders admitted it is “touch and go” if Sir Richard Branson’s carrier will survive the coronavirus pandemic meltdown.
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