Lufthansa plans large release. Several thousand people may lose their jobs

Even today, Lufthansa can announce as long as people intend to reduce his crew. All this to provide investors about his involvement in increasing efficiency, “Reuters said.

According to Reuters, Lufthansa has been criticized by investors and analysts for two years for the inability to reduce costs and develop basic activities.
Therefore, the owner of the airlines he promised to implement an ambitious repair program, and Friday morning announced dismissals of some employees. They can be announced today.

– It will also require us to limit administrative expenditure. We cannot afford to maintain existing costs, because we have no funds for investments – said Carsten Spohr, company general director during a meeting with employees.

Too many administrative employees

According to anonymous informers of the Reuters agency, Lufthansa In the coming years, it intends to reduce the number of administrative employees by 20 percent.although the exact number of exemptions has not yet been established.

After the agency announced on Friday about the planned cutters, The actions of these airlines increased Fr. 3.4 percent to the highest level for over three weeks.

Less flights and the crew is larger

At the end of 2024, Lufthansa Group employed nearly 102,000 people around the world. According to the company, the growing pay costs, also associated with inflation and demands of increases, are a serious burden for it.

Meanwhile, since 2019, the number of Lufthansa aircraft has fallen, aviation activity is smaller, and yet the company employs 7 percent. more employees. Therefore, according to its shareholders, a repair plan is needed, the implementation of which the group promised last year.

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