Emirates Lets Dozens of Employees Go
- Reductions affect mid-level, senior staff in cabin crew, IT
- Gulf airlines slashing costs as weak oil damps travel demand
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Emirates is letting go of dozens of employees as the Persian Gulf carrier continues a push to streamline after years of rapid growth, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The world’s biggest long-haul airline is scaling back senior cabin crew as well as the support department workforce including administration and IT, according to the people, who asked not to be identified as the information isn’t public. The cuts at Emirates, which froze hiring last summer and hasn’t taken on new crew in months, began in the last few weeks and affect middle and upper-level managers, they said.