Etihad to cut more cabin crew jobs, grounds A380s as Covid batters travel
DUBAI (Reuters) – Etihad Airways told cabin crew on Wednesday there would be layoffs this week, an internal email showed, and a company source said the airline’s Airbus A380 superjumbos have been parked “indefinitely” after a slower than expected recovery in demand.
In the internal email seen by Reuters, cabin crew were told those affected would be notified within 24 hours, without saying how many would lose their jobs.
The notice was sent out two days after a letter gave pilots at the Abu Dhabi state carrier similar news.
Etihad has already cut jobs and salaries as its losses widened this year.
Staff were told in the email that Etihad believes it will become a much smaller airline as air travel demand has not recovered quickly enough, leaving the carrier with a larger workforce than needed.
