Sheremetyevo Airport said it has furloughed about 20 percent of its staff and will halt future hiring because of the significant decrease in travel.
The United States and Europe have
, prompting the country to also close its airspace for American and European flights, which has slashed the number of people traveling through the Moscow airport, Reuters reported.on Monday that the furloughs began March 16, and that affected employees would be paid two-thirds of their normal wages. It had previously announced through Telegram the closure of two of its five terminals and one runway because of the"restrictions on international air transport."by Russian authorities.
Sheremetyevo Airport, the largest in Russia, has furloughed one-fifth of its staff and will halt future hiring because of decreased air travel from international sanctions. Above, ambulances are parked in front of the terminal building of the Sheremetyevo Airport outside Moscow after a Russian-made Superjet-100 on fire attempted an emergency landing on May 5, 2019.
The translated post also stated that the airport has seen a"practically 70 [percent] reduction" in the"production load" of the airport. Aviation 24, a Belgian news outlet, reported earlier Monday that the airport had furloughed up to 40 percent of its staff, which Sheremetyevo disputed as"false information" in its Telegram post, stating that the correct number was 20 percent.Update 03/21/22, 4:52 p.m. ET: This story was updated with additional information.
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