Dec. 6—KASSEL, Germany — Lufthansa will have reduced its staff by 29,000 by the end of the year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesperson of the German airline confirmed on Sunday.
Some 20,000 jobs are cut abroad this year. In Germany, a further 10,000 jobs are to be cut in 2021.
The airline, which had to be rescued from bankruptcy by the state, plans to reduce the total number of employees to 100,000 through firings, but also voluntary departures and part-time contracts.
Some employees will also have to accept lower pay to contribute to savings.
The airline has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic due to a drastically reduced demand for flights, and now has too much board personnel.
By the end of the third quarter, Lufthansa booked losses of 5.6 billion euros (6.8 billion dollars).
Meanwhile, the demand for flights over the holidays has increased, especially for the Canary islands, Cape Town in South Africa and Cancun in Mexico.
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