国际英语资讯:Aussie national carrier halts all international flights, slashes jobs
<p><span word="SYDNEY">SYDNEY</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 19-- <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span> <span word="Qantas">Qantas</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="halted">halted</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="temporarily">temporarily</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="workforce">workforce</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="endure">endure</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="disruptions">disruptions</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="airline">airline</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="issuing">issuing</span> <span word="a">a</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airline">airline</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 30,000 <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="May">May</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="available">available</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>.</p><p><span word="Qantas">Qantas</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Officer">Officer</span> <span word="Alan">Alan</span> <span word="Joyce">Joyce</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="entitlements">entitlements</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="employees">employees</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span>," <span word="Joyce">Joyce</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 4 <span word="billion">billion</span> (<span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="facing">facing</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Board">Board</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="reductions">reductions</span> <span word="from">from</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 100 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="Joyce">Joyce</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="period">period</span>.</p>
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