Bethany Lindsay, Desmond Brown
Air Canada is set to lay off more than 5,100 members of its cabin crews because of a dramatic drop in flights related to the COVID-19 outbreak, CBC has learned.
According to a March 19 letter from Renee Smith-Valade, the airline's vice president of in-flight service, says Air Canada has "no choice" but to cut staff, calling the move "difficult but necessary."
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES - 2020/02/25: Air Canada Airbus aircrafts seen at Los Angeles International Airport. (Photo by Alex Tai/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) © 2020 SOPA Images LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES - 2020/02/25: Air Canada Airbus aircrafts seen at Los Angeles International Airport. (Photo by Alex Tai/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents Air Canada flight attendants, confirmed the news, saying the layoffs will affect about 3,600 Air Canada crew members and all 1,549 of its members who work for the airline's Rouge subsidiary.
That represents about half of the 10,000 crew members currently employed at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge.....
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