“We’ve seen a measurable slow-down in business across our brands, and a need for flexibility in the way we work,” according to an internal email seen by Bloomberg and confirmed by the Dubai-based airline.
A Boeing Co. 777 passenger aircraft, operated by Emirates Airlines (Cre: Natalie Naccache/Bloomberg).
The airline asked employees to consider taking paid or unpaid leave, according to the email.
Emirates halted most flights to China and suspended operations to Iran, the epicenters of the coronavirus. It stopped flying tourists from more than 20 countries to Saudi Arabia, the carrier’s biggest market in the Middle East.
Reuters reported the news earlier Sunday.
Cre: Bloomberg
Nguyen Mai Huong-COMM
