Coronavirus: EasyJet plans thousands of job cuts
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EasyJet is to cut up to 30% of its workforce as it struggles to cope with the collapse in demand for air travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The airline did not say exactly how many jobs would go, but it employed 15,000 people at the start of 2020.
Pilots’ union Balpa reacted angrily, describing the move as an “ill-considered knee-jerk reaction”.
EasyJet, which…