Around 15% of Ryanair staff would be affected as the airline plans to cut jobs due to the coronavirus.
Dublin-based Ryanair added in a statement that most of its flights would remain grounded until at least July and predicted it would take until summer 2022 at the earliest beforeThe airline now expects to operate less than 1% of its scheduled flights in April, May, and June.
"These plans will be subject to consultation but will affect all Ryanair Airlines, and may result in the loss of up to 3,000 mainly pilot and cabin crew jobs, unpaid leave, and pay cuts of up to 20%, and the closure of a number of aircraft bases across Europe until traffic recovers." Chief executive Michael O'Leary has meanwhile agreed to extend his 50% pay cut for the remainder of the financial year to March 2021.
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