Why did icelandair fire all the flight attendants?

Under the great influence of the epidemic, icelandair's income gradually decreased. According to statistics, in May 20 19, Icelandic Airlines received 4190,000 passengers, while in May 2020, this figure was only 3 100. The sudden decrease in the number of people has greatly reduced the profits of Icelandic airlines, and it is even difficult to maintain the normal operation of all airline employees.

In June this year, in order to maintain the normal operation of airlines, icelandair announced financial restructuring, including negotiating a new wage agreement. Unfortunately, on July 8th, the crew of icelandair Trade Union rejected the interim agreement, which led to a deadlock in the negotiations, and airlines also faced unprecedented difficulties.

In the end, Icelandic Airlines said it would permanently stop hiring existing crew members. As soon as this remark came out, a large number of flight attendants lost their jobs. When asked whether this policy will affect the quality of service in icelandair, the company responded that service? This will remain at the lowest level since the outbreak of new crown pneumonia. ?

However, this policy does not mean that icelandair has cancelled the position of stewardess. Bogi Nils Bogason, CEO of Icelandic Airlines, also said in an interview with the media that we hope that when the market starts to recover, we can quickly expand the crew size of Ice Airlines and provide employment opportunities for the affected people. In fact, Iceland is not the only airline affected. Many airlines, such as United Airlines and Southwest Airlines, were affected by the epidemic, and adopted policies such as issuing unpaid leave notices to half of their employees, warning that layoffs will be inevitable, and applying for assistance from the government to ensure that airlines can successfully survive the bottleneck period during the epidemic. Affected by the epidemic, not only airlines, but also other industries are greatly affected, and many small and medium-sized enterprises are difficult to tide over the difficulties and temporarily close down. I hope that with the mutual support of multi-party enterprises and the help of the government, we can tide over the difficulties smoothly.