AUA: 250 Aircrew Member Leave

TransportAirlines & Airports ♦ Published: May 25, 2012; 15:32 ♦ (Vindobona)

Until now, 80 pilots and 170 flight attendants decided to leave Austrian Airlines. The deadline runs until the end of May.

AUA: 250 Aircrew Member Leave / Picture: © Austrian Airlines / Flickr Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Nevertheless, operational difficulties are not excluded. Until now, 250 aircrew members decided to leave. It is expected that some more staff members may terminate their contracts. They have to decide until the end of May.

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