The United Arab Emirates confirmed it is also sacking off staff as a result of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which brought air travel to a halt.
Dubai Government Media Office tweeted a statement from an Emirates spokesperson: “We have endeavoured to sustain the current family as is, and we reviewed all possible scenarios in order to sustain our business operations, but have come to the conclusion that we, unfortunately, have to say goodbye to a few of the wonderful people that worked with us.”
The airline said it does not “view this [step] lightly” and will work with impacted employees to ensure they are treated “with fairness and respect”.
“We will work with impacted employees to ensure they are looked after and taken care of with necessary means,” it said.
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