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Wizz Air to make nearly one fifth of employees redundant

Air
James Chapple
14 April 2020

Wizz Air has set out further cost-saving measures to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, including making nearly one fifth of its workforce redundant.

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It comes after the budget carrier on Tuesday (14 April) revealed it is currently operating at just 3% of its pre-coronavirus capacity.


The carrier’s chief executive, Jozsef Varadi, its board of directors and senior officers, will meanwhile take a 22% pay cut. Pilots, cabin crew and office staff salaries will be reduced by 14%.


Other savings include furloughing staff, and shedding more than 30 older, leased aircraft over the next three years.