Those who chose "leave without pay" due to the repercussions of "Covid-19"
Flydubai will send its employees back to work from next June
Flydubai has seen an influx of cash as business begins and regular flights begin.
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Ghaith Al-Ghaith: "Returning employees to work indicates the extent of the company's commitment to its employees, and its endeavor to retain them."
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"The company has informed its employees who chose to take unpaid leave, due to the repercussions of the (Covid-19) pandemic, to return to work again, starting from June 2021," said the chief executive of flydubai, Ghaith Al-Ghaith.
Al-Ghaith added, during a session on the sidelines of the virtual edition of the "Arab Travel Market 2021," that "the company prepared last week a timetable for bringing employees back to service again," noting that due to the pandemic, and flights were halted, part of the employees chose a choice. "Leave without pay."
He stressed that flydubai's decision to return employees to work indicates the extent of its commitment to its employees and its continuous efforts to retain them.
Al-Ghaith indicated that there is cooperation between the carrier and other parties, with the aim of mitigating the financial impacts on employees in light of the pandemic, including banking facilities related to loans and others, stressing the cooperation of everyone in the Emirates to find solutions to the challenges in light of the pandemic.
Successful actions
Al-Ghaith explained that “the aviation sector in the UAE has dealt quickly with the developments imposed by the pandemic, as the UAE government has taken successful steps and measures to deal with the pandemic from the start, at a time when we are currently talking about the highest vaccination rates in the world, and we have not witnessed any shortage of supplies. And medical supplies ».
He emphasized that the speedy decision-making by the UAE government contributed to the gradual resumption of economic activities later.
"The aviation sector has been involved in making decisions at various stages, and we were fortunate in this regard," he said.
Shipping and evacuation
Al-Ghaith continued: “At the beginning, demand was concentrated in air freight, and therefore, (flydubai) designated Boeing aircraft (737-800 New Generation), to operate as full cargo flights, to ensure a flexible flow of the movement of basic commodities through and outside its network.” Dubai is a shipping hub as it hosts many e-commerce companies as well.
He continued: "After the start of evacuation flights around the world and from various markets, this helped the carrier to resume special flights, and at a later stage, to start regular flights to transport passengers, after obtaining regulatory approvals."
Al-Ghaith revealed that “the tanker has reached progressively advanced levels, and is now running about 65% of its operational capacity, compared to pre-pandemic levels, (before the closing of the markets of India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh), considering this a healthy indicator of the gradual resumption of business, as government efforts have created an environment Safe for Tourism, and contributed to the growth of demand, and the recovery of the tanker in the second half of 2020 ».
He pointed out that the tanker witnessed an influx of cash with the start of the resumption of business and regular trips, and there was a guarantee from the owners to help it in light of the pandemic, but that "flydubai" did not reach that stage, and was able to manage the cash flow internally with the resumption of its operations, calling for caution, given the Because the conditions created by the pandemic are not over yet.
He said, "The tanker has launched, at last, flights to several seasonal flights for summer tourism destinations," noting that it is looking for more opportunities in the air transport sector.
The UAE is a global destination
The CEO of Fly Dubai, Ghaith Al-Ghaith, said that “foreign direct investments coming into the UAE market achieved a growth of 44.2% during 2020, compared to the previous year, reaching 19.88 billion dollars (73.1 billion dirhams).”
He added, "These numbers are very encouraging, especially in light of the pandemic, which indicates that more people have chosen the UAE as a destination to invest their money, which will positively affect various economic sectors, including air transport."
Al-Ghaith expressed his optimism, saying, "We are optimistic about the summer season, as the UAE is a global destination and it is open for business."
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