Published on : Thursday, March 12, 2020
The vacant airport conveyor belts are on the minds of everyone. Airlines, hotels and hostels, tour companies, and vehicle leasing companies are all feeling coronavirus effect.
Some have by now responded with layoffs and unpaid leave. Regularly, the Israel Airports Authority employs 4,000 permanent workers and 2,000 temporary workers, and has already put 1,400 temporary employees on unpaid leave. The national carrier of Israel, El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. has predicted that loss in revenue of about $160 million between January and April, and declared that it will let 800 permanent and 200 temporary employees go, with most others hoped to go on unpaid leave. Israir Airlines Ltd.,
employing over 470 people, is expected to let go 5% of its employees and might still put others on unpaid leave. Arkia Israeli Airlines Ltd. put 100 of its 550 employees on vacation.
Tags: Israeli tourism industry