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Airline in UAE announces staff pay cut for three months amid COVID-19

For the next three months starting April, flydubai will reduce the salary of its personnel, reported Reuters.
This, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to batter the air travel industry.
According to flydubai spokesperson, the decision was made to avoid furlough of its employees and was made with a heavy heart.
“This decision has not been taken lightly. It has been made to offer some stability at a time of uncertainty and to minimize the impact on all its employees when the normal pattern of life has been disrupted,” the spokesperson said.
However, the carrier did not disclose how much of the salary will be reduced but the spokesperson told Reuters that senior employees will have the greater share and that measures had been put into place to reduce the impact on the airline’s junior staff.
Airlines in the UAE suspended passenger operations for two weeks in line with the orders of aviation authorities. The suspension may be extended.
READ MORE: Emirates provides rebooking, travel voucher options for travelers affected by passenger service suspensions

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