Emirates cabin crew staff asked to take unpaid leave

Emirates cabin crew staff asked to take unpaid leave

Emirates airline confirmed on Wednesday it has asked cabin crew staff to take unpaid leave as the economic impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc in the aviation industry.

Both Emirates airline and Etihad Airways have gone through separate rounds of redundancies since the carriers were forced to ground passenger services in March as a result of movement restrictions and border closures aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus.

Emirates laid off over a thousand employees back in June, including 700 cabin crew and 600 pilots, most of whom flew the superjumbo Airbus A380 or were in training for type-rating the aircraft.

Despite being set to reopen over 50 percent of its pre-Covid routes in September, a spokesperson confirmed the latest staff request.

The airline told Arabian Business: “We can confirm