Qatar Airways has warned that the company will not be able to avoid “numerous” layoffs amid the air travel industry collapse due to COVID-19, AFP reports.
The Gulf airline has reduced its service to just 35 destinations compared to 170 before the pandemic.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned last month that air traffic in the Middle East and North Africa could plunge by over 50% this year.
In a memo seen by AFP, Qatar Airways says that in current circumstances it cannot hold on to all its 30,000 employees, but does not specify how many jobs are threatened.
