Air Canada will cut up to 60% of its workforce

The largest Canadian airline Air Canada has announced a reduction of up to 60% of the total number of employees - from 19 thousand to 22.8 thousand workers may lose their jobs, writes . Interfax

As the company explained, the cuts are necessary to save money and distribute the load when traffic decreases. The number of Air Canada flights during the coronavirus pandemic has decreased by 95%, 225 airliners of the company are idle.

In early May, the British airline Virgin Atlantic also announced large-scale cuts. As its CEO Shai Weiss explained, the company "has weathered many storms since our first flight 36 years ago, but none have been as devastating as COVID-19." About 3,150 people will lose their jobs. The carrier British Airways decided to reduce the staff by a third - because of the crisis, the company will lay off up to 12,000 employees.