Emirates considers cutting 30,000 jobs, retiring A380s faster

Emirates Group is considering plans to cut about 30,000 jobs as the operator of the world’s largest long-haul carrier seeks to reduce costs after the coronavirus pandemic grounded air travel.

The group could reduce the number of employees by about 30% from more than 105,000 at the end of March, according to people familiar with the matter. Emirates is also considering accelerating the retirement of the A380 fleet — of which it is the biggest operator, some of the people said, declining to be identified because the information hasn’t been made public.

A spokesperson for Emirates said the company declined to comment on rumors.