Thursday, October 16, 2008

Jet Airways planning to lay off 1000 Plus more employees

India's leading private carrier Jet Airways has decided to lay off 1,100 additional employees in the next few days, a top official said on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, Jet said it has brought down 800 flight attendants and suspended its expansion programme, adding that it will also cut flights because of a slowdown in demand.

The additional layy offs would be across all categories and departments, Executive Director Saroj Datta told reporters in a televised press conference.