Lufthansa boss Carsten Spohr recently announced that the crane airline would fly out of the corona crisis in a slimmed-down form. That would affect both the fleet and the staff. In the course of this, around 29.000 employees will be outside the door by the end of the year. But it doesn't stop there: The AUA mother threatens to lay off again in the spring. 

"In the absence of an agreement, it will probably be the first time in the history of our company in the second quarter of 2021 that 500 captains and 500 first officers will have to leave us," said Spohr in an interview with the "Wirtschaftswoche". This would mean that 20 percent of the approximately 5000 aircraft drivers in the company would be eliminated. It is “of all things the group of employees with the highest collective wages”, the manager continues. "Innovative part-time models should be possible for the next few years in order to compensate for the undoubtedly existing surplus of staff with as few layoffs as possible." The agreed protection against dismissal applies to the other employment groups.