Air New Zealand to cut 200 jobs
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Air New Zealand is cutting 200 full time jobs in a bid to save in excess of NZ$20 million (US$11 million) a year, the NZ Herald has reported.
The airline will shed up to 100 long-haul cabin crew positions, six jobs in recruitment, seven jobs in airline operations and 68 jobs in technical operations, according to the report. A small number of redundancies are also expected at subsidiaries, including Safe Air. The majority of the redundancies will be achieved on a voluntary basis, according to the airline’s Chief Executive, Rob Fyfe. The company currently employs approximately 11,000 people.
“We’ve done a good job over the last four or five years growing this airline and, in fact, we’ve created 1,000 new jobs and that makes it all the harder when we find ourselves in a recession,” Fyfe said on Radio New Zealand. He did not rule out further redundancies.
Fyfe added that there had been a significant downturn in inbound tourist numbers, which account for 70% of the passengers on long-haul services.
“When we see seats without passengers on them we have no choice but to put those aircraft on the ground,” Fyfe continued, referring to a Boeing 747 that Air NZ has taken out of service. The airline will reportedly ground another aircraft early next year.
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