EasyJet to cut up to 4,500 jobs over COVID-19 crisis

 
Source: Sky News
EasyJet is looking to cut up to 4,500 jobs and shrink its fleet, following the collapse in air travel due to coronavirus.
The move represents nearly a third – 30% – of the Luton-based airline’s 15,000-strong workforce.
It joins other carriers, including British Airways and Ryanair, which have already announced major job losses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that has devastated the aviation industry globally.
Airlines have also been critical of the UK government’s plan to force visitors to quarantine on arrival from 8 June, warning of the further damage it would cause the struggling sector.
EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren, said: “We realise that these are very difficult times and we are having to consider very difficult decisions which will impact our people, but we want to protect as many jobs as we can for the long-term.
“We remain focused on doing what is right for the company and its long-term health and success, following the swift action we have taken over the last three months to meet the challenges of the virus.
“Although we will restart flying on 15 June, we expect demand to build slowly, only returning to 2019 levels in about three years’