Indonesia’s flag carrier Garuda recently announced that it has laid off pilots as it continues to battle the slow revenue growth caused by the coronavirus pandemic. A senior official from the State-Owned Enterprises Ministry, Arya Sinulingga, said they support the decision taken by the Garuda management. “It was a difficult choice to make, but we…
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Garuda Indonesia slashes employee salaries by 50%
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•The airline industry has long been in soup due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. But things got even worse for the sector post the governments imposing nationwide lockdowns and travel-bans. It is being predicted that if the lockdown gets extended any further, several budget carriers will have to file for bankruptcy. In an attempt to…