Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Berlin;
Location of affected unit(s)
Easyjet - Berlin Airport
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Air Transport
51.10 - Passenger air transport

275 - 800 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
24 May 2022
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2022
Foreseen end date
31 December 2022

Description

The British company Easyjet, the second-biggest provider of low-budget flights in Europe, has announced it would lay-off of up to 275 of its 800 employees at the Berlin airport (BER) in Germany. The company wants to reduce its Berlin-based airfleet from 18 to 11 airplanes due to rising airport fees and a worse than expected recovery after the Covid-19 crisis. While Easyjet announced it would now start talks with employees' representatives, the announcement was made amidst collective bargaining disputes with the United Public Services Union (Verdi) which has announced warning strikes. 


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2022), Easyjet , Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 106907, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/106907.