Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Monday, April 20, 2020
Norwegian Air subsidiaries file for bankruptcy, cutting 4,700 staff
Norwegian Air says four of its subsidiaries in Sweden and Denmark had filed for bankruptcy, affecting some 4,700 pilots and crew, as a result of the economic impact of the new coronavirus.
“It is heartbreaking that our Swedish and Danish pilot and cabin crew subsidiaries now are forced to file for bankruptcy, and I’m truly sorry for the consequences this will have for our colleagues,” Jacob Schram, chief executive of Norwegian Air, says in a statement.
— AFP