Tuifly actually wanted to get back into the long-haul business in autumn 2020 and operate some routes from Düsseldorf. But that won't happen now. Job cuts, especially among flying staff, are also imminent. A spokesman for the German holiday airline confirmed that the long-haul plans have been temporarily abandoned. Due to the Corona crisis and the resulting unclear situation, this step is now considered to be pointless. But that's not all, because the fleet currently consisting of 39 Boeing 737s is to be halved. At the same time, the Bremen, Cologne/Bonn and Münster/Osnabrück locations are to be closed. Although some of them no longer have any flight operations, these airports have historically been the home base for numerous employees. According to information from the news channel NTV, 700 employees are to be laid off. There is no official confirmation of this from Tuifly. "We now expect swift negotiations from the Tuifly management," says Markus Wahl, President of the Cockpit Association. "These discussions must be conducted honestly and openly, without calculation. Neither the employees nor the company can afford to wait.” The VC is of the opinion that the start of long-haul flights is currently not possible due to the currently unclear situation in the long-haul travel market. This is hitting the flying staff particularly hard. “The Corona crisis is turning the travel industry upside down and destroying years of plans built up by companies and employees at a breathtaking speed. After the debacle surrounding Lufthansa state aid, politics now has its next test, because the TUI Group has already received billions in tax money. It must not become the norm for tax money in companies to become a threat to employees.