Philippine Airlines to cut up to 2,700 jobs due to pandemic impact


MANILA, Oct 5 (Reuters): Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL) said on Monday it is cutting up to a third of its workforce, or around 2,700 jobs, as the aviation sector continues to suffer from pandemic-driven travel curbs.

The South-East Asian nation's carriers, which halted operations in mid-March as President Rodrigo Duterte imposed one of the world's strictest and longest coronavirus lockdowns, are slowly ramping up operations.

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