6000 employees of the Norwegian airline are affected by bankruptcies in Denmark and Sweden.
Four subsidiaries of the Norwegian airline Norwegian file for bankruptcy. This was decided on Monday, the airline said on its website. Accordingly, there are companies in Denmark and Sweden that employ the pilots and cabin crew.
“The impact of the corona virus on the aviation industry is unprecedented. We have done everything we can to avoid this decision in the final analysis,” said CEO Jacob Schram. “It is heartbreaking that our Swedish and Danish pilots and cabin crews are now forced to file for bankruptcy, and I am really sorry to see what consequences this will have for our colleagues.”
1571 pilots and 3134 cabin employees are affected. The Norwegian staff are not affected by the bankruptcy because the Norwegian state assumes the salary-related costs due to the virus outbreak. “Unfortunately, there is no equivalent coverage in Sweden or Denmark,” the company said.
(APA / dpa)
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