Emirates airline to cut up to 9,000 jobs: report

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Emirates airline has cut a tenth of its workforce during the novel coronavirus pandemic in layoffs that could rise to 15 per cent, or 9,000 jobs, its president says, according to a report.

Tim Clark said in an interview with the BBC that Emirates was “not as badly off as others” but that the crisis hit just as it was “heading for one of our best years ever”.

An Emirates aircraft takes off from Dubai International Airport in this April 2020 photo. — AFP/File
An Emirates aircraft takes off from Dubai International Airport in this April 2020 photo. — AFP/File

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