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Air New Zealand mulling temporary cabin crew contracts if flying expands, furloughed staff back
20 Dec, 2020 04:00 AM
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Jane Robson, a furloughed Air NZ cabin crew member who has been recalled to service. Photo / Grant Bradley
Aviation, tourism and energy writer for the NZ Heraldgrant.bradley@nzherald.co.nz@gbradleynz
Jane Robson was furloughed from her dream job at Air New Zealand less than a year into it. But late last week the flight attendant got the news she would be welcomed back with more than 170 colleagues with prospects of a transtasman and Cook Islands bubble opening up next year.
175 Air New Zealand A320 Crew Back In Work Ahead Of Travel Bubble
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With the New Zealand Government giving a travel bubble between New Zealand and Australia the thumbs up for early next year, Air New Zealand plans to step up its services across the Tasman. As part of that, the airline this week announced it would bring 175 furloughed A320 cabin crew back to work.
Some 175 Air New Zealand A320 crew are coming back to work. Photo: Airbus
It’s welcome news for everybody. By the start of November, Air New Zealand had retrenched more than 4,000 workers. More than 1,000 others had also taken a voluntary period of leave without pay or worked reduced hours. Some of those are now coming back to work.