AirAsia PH to lay off 260 employees due to pandemic

Budget carrier AirAsia Philippines will lay off 12 percent of its workforce, approximately 260 employees, by the end of June 2020 due to the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the aviation industry.

This decision follows earlier cost-cutting initiatives, including voluntary unpaid leave for senior management and pay cuts for managers, with senior employees volunteering a salary sacrifice ranging from 100% to 15%.

The airline stated that despite their best efforts to mitigate the pandemic's effects, the difficult decision to reduce its workforce was unavoidable.

AirAsia Philippines cancelled its Cebu flights as it kicked off the first day of its domestic flight resumption.

New developments led to the cancellation of flights from Manila to Cebu and Clark to Cebu.