NokScoot budget airline to downsize fleet and staff at end of June

 

 

Thailand’s low-cost airline, NokScoot, plans to take three aircraft out of service and reduce its staffing level at the end of this month, in a major reorganization caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Majority-owned by Nok Air, which is affiliated with Thai Airways International, the company issued a statement today saying that the major restructuring is necessary, because the airline has been hit hard by COVID-19 and international air services are likely to be restricted for the next 2-3 years, making it impossible for NokScoot to recover and resume normal operations.

 

The company maintains that the airline is not ceasing operations, but is awaiting a clear signal from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand about when it will allow in-bound international flights again.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/nokscoot-budget-airline-to-downsize-fleet-and-staff-at-end-of-june/

 

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Aircrafts graveyards around the world must be  achock of block by now with many planes out of commission and the unemployment offices are full to the bream with cabin crews looking for work, Sad...

First of many sadly. I'll still fly though, nothing puts me off. There are some good deals with flights around Europe this summer, not quite the same as Thailand, but better than nothing.

and another facing tough decisions ... QANTAS AUSTRALIA   BreakingNews>>>25.06.2020

 

Qantas has announced it will cut at least 6000 of its 29,000 workers and launch a $1.9 billion capital raising in response to the coronavirus.

The airlines said this morning the move was part of a three-year recovery plan to speed its recovery from the pandemic.

CEO Alan Joyce said the company entered the COVID-19 crisis in better shape than most airlines and had better prospects for recovery than most.

"But it will take years before international flying returns to what it was," he said.

The pandemic had caused a collapse of billions of dollars in revenue for the airline, he said.

Mr Joyce said the airline industry was facing its "biggest crisis" and Qantas had make "very difficult" responses.

"Many of the 6000 jobs losses we are announcing today are people who have spent decades here," he said.

Airlines all around the world are going to be cutting flight deck & cabin staff.

Going to be a lot of redundancies in the next few months as airlines start to work out where they can fly, 

Yes  I think there will be many airlines that will shrink if not close down.

In Canada Westjet just announced 3300 employees have been let go, and it's Canada's

smaller airline. Air Canada is likely to lay off more staff as well.

  I really wonder what the worlds large airlines will look like when this year is over?

Geezer

  

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Going to be a lot of redundancies in the next few months as airlines start to work out where they can fly, 

Not so much where they can fly, as who will let them it

4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Not so much where they can fly, as who will let them it

Same thing right ?