Hawaiian Airlines Is Holding Off On More Layoffs - For Now - Honolulu Civil Beat
Hawaiian Airlines Is Holding Off On More Layoffs — For Now
The state’s largest private employer has said it will delay plans for a large lay off, even as changes to Hawaii’s travel policy remain in limbo.
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Hawaiian Airlines is delaying plans to lay off more than 800 workers in the next three months, the result of changing market conditions and some good travel news.
The Honolulu-based carrier, which before the COVID-19 crisis was the state’s largest private employer with about 7,500 workers, told state labor officials in late January that it plans to lay off 810 workers in two waves, with some starting around April 1 and others around June 1. The bulk of the workers, a total of 647, are flight attendants.