United Airlines hints for a massive lay off amid COVID-19
United Airlines has announced plans to lay off 36,000 employees in the wake of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
According to details, the spokesman of United States (US) carrier on Wednesday announced that the employees could be fired from October 1. Moreover, the Chicago-based airline said it was forced to cut costs due to an unusual drop in demand.
“The reality is that United simply cannot continue at our current payroll level past October 1 in an environment where travel demand is so depressed,” the airline said in a memo to employees.
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That level of job cuts would account for close to 38% of United’s total headcount as of the end of March.
According to US news sources, the most affected groups are likely to be flight attendants and airport customer service and gate agents, which account for 26,000 of the 36,000.
It is to be noted that airlines are prohibited from laying off workers until October 1 under the payroll protection provisions of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.
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