The Airbus plants in Finkenwerder, Stade, Bremen and Buxtehude are said to have left around 1.000 employees voluntarily. This was explained by an IG Metall official to the Hamburger Abendblatt.

The aircraft manufacturer tries to avoid operational dismissals through voluntary resignations. Employees who choose to do so should receive severance pay. 15.000 jobs are to be cut across the group.

The exact number of jobs that are in danger is unclear, as Airbus recently said that short-time working in France and Germany could save several thousand jobs. There is no information from employers on the acceptance of premiums for voluntary resignations.