"This decision was taken in light of the long road to recovery for the global airline industry due to the debilitating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the urgent need for the Group's airlines to adapt to an uncertain future," it said.
It will be effected across the group's three airlines --
The actual number of local and overseas employees affected by the latest job cuts is about 2,400, as 1,900 positions had already been eliminated due to measures such as a recruitment freeze, natural attrition, and voluntary departure schemes.
The group's airlines employed around 21,300 staff as of March.
"Relative to most other major airlines in the world, the
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To ensure sufficient liquidity to meet its cash flow requirements since the pandemic, it has so far raised
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