<Anchor> With
Corona 19 entering a prolonged phase, large-scale layoffs have become a reality in the aviation industry.
Eastar Jet, whose sale to Jeju Air was canceled, laid off about 600 employees yesterday (7th).
This is Jeon Hyeong-woo.
<Reporter> It
was the date of the announcement of the layoff targets announced by the management, but few employees attended the company.
This is because a significant number of employees have started working by proxy, construction sites, or short-term part-time jobs as wages and suspensions have continued for the past 6 months.
[Mr. A/Estar Air staff: Life is very difficult now.
I have already used up the money I saved up to now, and I broke the savings.]
Around 6 pm, the company notified the dismissal policy to the targets via email.
[Mr. A/Esta Airways employee: For the time being, I think I will have to make a living while driving on behalf of myself.
I think I will have to find another job a little sooner.] Of the
1,100 remaining employees, Eastar Jet has decided to leave only 570 people needed to operate six aircraft.
Last week, 98 people retired with hope, and this time, 605 people were subject to layoffs.
An official from Eastar Jet explained, "It was possible to apply for unemployment benefits by receiving wages backed by the government fund."
When the company normalizes, it is the position that it will re-employ the dismissed first, but there were many reactions that it was difficult to believe.
[Park Lee Sam / Eastar Jet Pilots Union Chairman: There are no clear consignees yet, but I don't know who I made an appointment with and confirmed the re-employment.
How do you know when the corona will end?] As
the subcontractor that carries Asiana Airlines' meals is also planning to lay off nearly 200 people, the aviation industry's massive layoffs are realizing.