The Romanian airline Tarom is facing a major downsizing, because almost every second job is in acute danger as part of the rescue plan. The company plans to cut 700 of 1.492 jobs. Resistance from the unions is to be expected, however.

Tarom has continuously shrunk in recent years, because between 2000 and June 2020 the number of employees fell from around 2.900 to 1.753. Since then, a further 261 employees have been cut. The carrier was already considered ailing before the corona pandemic and we are always the plaything of local politics. There is a fierce price war in Romania, fueled by Wizz Air, Ryanair and Blue Air, among others. The state airline can only keep up with this to an extremely modest extent.

The sales offices in various countries are also to be closed. Affected are among others Austria, Germany, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Tarom justifies this step with the fact that stationary ticket sales now play a subordinate role. This also applies to the home market of Romania, where many self-operated offices are also to be closed. This process, which will kill numerous jobs, is expected to be completed by May 2021.