Restructuring plan from KLM: The airline is going to lay off workers

In the statement made by KLM, it was stated that due to global instability, high fuel prices and increasing pressure on the aviation industry, measures will be taken that will affect all units of the company.

It was stated in the statement that within the scope of the restructuring plan, it is aimed to give the company a smaller, simpler and more flexible structure, and in this context, some activities will be transferred to external service providers and some will be merged within Air France-KLM.

POSITIONS WILL BE REDUCED BY 15%

In the statement, it was stated that the number of positions within KLM will decrease by approximately 15 percent and approximately 5 thousand positions are being rearranged.

In this context, it was stated that the works corresponding to 1250 positions in catering services have been carried out in partnership with Gategroup since the spring, and the activities within the scope of approximately 800 positions in ground services will be transferred to external companies.

It was reported that a total of 2 thousand positions, including 1500 positions in the customer contact center Cygnific, will be transferred to Air France-KLM, and approximately 1000 positions will be reduced in KLM with the increase in efficiency.

'WE NEED TO MAKE A BIG LEAP'

"These measures will help us increase our revenues and further reduce our structural costs. We need to make a big leap," the statement said.

In the statement, it was stated that a permanent increase of at least 8 percent in productivity will be achieved until 2028 and wage increases will be limited, and that the company's annual earnings are aimed to increase by 1 billion euros with the measures.

It was stated in the statement that there would be changes in the fleet used on European flights, and that smaller Embraer E195-E2 aircraft would be preferred instead of the Airbus A320 aircraft planned to join the fleet, and that Boeing 737 and Embraer E190 aircraft would be gradually removed from the fleet in the coming years.