#Dubai's Emirates Group sees slowdown due to coronavirus: document - Reuters

Dubai's Emirates Group sees slowdown due to coronavirus: document - Reuters:

Dubai’s Emirates Group has seen a “measurable slowdown” in business due to the coronavirus outbreak and has asked staff to take paid and unpaid leave, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

Emirates Group, a state-owned holding company that counts Emirates airline among its assets, had more than 100,000 employees, including more than 21,000 cabin crew and 4,000 pilots, at end-March 2019, the end of its last financial year.

“A particular challenge for us right now is dealing with the impact of the COVID-19,” the email to staff said, using the name of the disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

“We’ve seen a measurable slowdown in business across our brands, and a need for flexibility in the way we work.”