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SkyEurope Airlines, a significant Central-European low-cost carrier, is to dismiss about 500 people in Bratislava. Due to long-term inability to cover its operational costs, SkyEurope has been in restructuring process under supervision of a court since June 2009. According to the airline's CEO, Nick Manoudakis, about 500 employees will be dismissed.
Sources
10 September 2009: Pravda ()
Citation
Eurofound (2009), SkyEurope, Bankruptcy in Slovakia, factsheet number 69958, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69958.