OTTAWA – Air Canada announced Monday it would temporarily lay off nearly half of its employees and reduce activity by up to 90 percent in the second quarter due to the coronavirus.
The measures would affect 15,200 employees and about 1,300 managers from April 3, the airline said in a press release.
Last week, Air Canada — the first Canadian airline to be hit hard by the pandemic — announced the temporary layoff of more than 5,100 flight attendants, including 1,500 members of its low-cost subsidiary Air Canada Rouge. (AFP)
