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Transportation / Storage 51 - Air transport 51.1 - Passenger air transport 51.1 - Passenger air transport
300 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
23 January 2013
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
British Airline Flybe has announced that it is to cut around 300 jobs in the UK. The company follows moves by other European airlines, which have also cut costs and headcount. The restructuring is blamed on lower demand resulting from the euro zone crisis.
A timeline for the restructuring has not yet been given.
Sources
23 January 2013: Reuters
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Flybe, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 74828, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74828.