#Qatar Airways to Cut Almost 20% of Workforce, CEO Tells BBC - Bloomberg

Qatar Airways to Cut Almost 20% of Workforce, CEO Tells BBC - Bloomberg:

Qatar Airways will cut almost 20% of its workforce after a slump in travel demand caused by the coronavirus, the carrier’s chief executive officer said in a BBC interview.

“We have no other alternative,” Akbar Al Baker said Wednesday. He told Bloomberg earlier this week that rehiring laid-off employees would be his first priority once business returns.

The airline employs more than 46,000 people, according to its website, meaning the layoffs could affect about 9,200 workers.