Air France will cut 465 ground staff jobs from its domestic services as it reduces short-haul capacity under competitive pressure from low-cost rivals and high-speed trains, its parent company Air France-KLM has announced.
Voluntary Departure Programme
The job cuts, which were widely expected, will be carried out through a voluntary departure programme as the French airline reduces its domestic flights by 15% over the next two years, the Franco-Dutch group said in a statement.
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