PAL ordered to reinstate 1,500 sacked crew
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has been ordered to reinstate 1,500 crew members who lost their jobs during the Asian financialcrisis 10 years ago, ChannelNews Asia has reported. The Philippines Supreme Court ruled that the airline had illegally dismissed the staff amidst drasticfleet reductions to prevent the airline going bankrupt. The ruling could nothave come at a worse time for PAL, which is once again struggling to cope with soaring costs having stabilised in the decade since the 1997 crisis.
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