Norwegian Air will cancel 85% of its flights and temporarily lay off 7,300 emplo...
) will cancel 85% of its flights and temporarily lay off 7,300 employees as a result of the growing coronavirus crisis that has strangled demand for air travel, the carrier said on Monday.
Norwegian Air said the temporarily layoffs made up about 90% of its workforce and included pilots, cabin crew, maintenance and administrative staff. Norwegian Air’s shares fell 14% on Monday to a 15-year low of 6.7 crowns in Oslo and are down 82% this year.
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