Qantas Plans to Cut 2,500 More Jobs as Cost of Crisis Mounts
- Airline to outsource ground handling operations in Australia
- Cuts would be in addition to 6,000 other job losses at Qantas
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Qantas Airways Ltd. plans to cut as many as 2,500 more jobs by offloading ground operations like baggage handling and aircraft cleaning as the cost of the coronavirus pandemic mounts.
The reductions follow previously announced plans to eliminate 6,000 jobs, or 20% of the workforce, the airline said in a statement Tuesday.