Deutsche Lufthansa is looking into government support amid the “immense” fallout from the coronavirus, which could burden travel demand for months.
To avoid layoffs after slashing capacity by as much as 50%, the airline is examining the implementation of so-called short-time work, the company said in a statement to Bloomberg on Sunday. The programme, known as “Kurzarbeit” in German, involves the government offsetting wages lost when companies are forced to temporarily halt work...
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