United Airlines to close Japan base Japanese flight attendants lose their jobs on September 14 at 11:41
It has been revealed that United Airlines, a major American airline, has decided to close its Japanese base for flight attendants at Narita Airport by the end of this month due to the deterioration of business performance due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
This means that Japanese flight attendants are at risk of losing their jobs.
According to United Airlines and the labor union to which flight attendants belong, it has been decided to close the base at Narita Airport by the end of this month, and about 270 people belonging to the base, including more than 150 Japanese flight attendants, may lose their jobs. Is out.
The union has urged the flight attendants of the closed base to be transferred and maintain employment, but United Airlines told NHK that "the impact of the new coronavirus on the aviation industry has never been experienced." In the meantime, we have to continue to make strict decisions in order to survive this crisis. "
As the effects of the new coronavirus continue to significantly suspend and reduce flights on international flights, according to the "Airline Workers' Union Liaison Committee" created by the union of airline companies, there is a move to reduce the number of personnel at bases of other overseas airlines in Japan. That has a serious impact on the aviation industry.