From the catering to the aircraft, KLM is looking at everything in order to continue to reduce

KLM has made the Friday morning announced that the company's workforce, with a total of 4,500 to 5,000 voltijdsbanen shrink. There are also other items will be saved and have to be ordered to KLM-ceo Pieter Elbers know in the notes to the notice of the initial outline of the need for change.

"We have to look at everything, which is to cut costs," said Trade. That's going to be housing for the purchase and lease of aircraft.

as for The government, and gave to KLM for the allocation of financial support, the task was to take 15 percent of the costs, it is unclear over what period the cost is to be obtained. "Well, We'll be there in October to further the government-to talk about it," says Elbers. However, according to him, anyway, to be "influenceable costs".

That the pay needs to be handed in, in the KLM royal Dutch airlines ' chief executive is also no question about it: that's part of the agreement with the government on its loan guarantee amounting to 3.4 billion euros.

This whole situation is that we have never been able to with'

the Trade will understand that the procedures carried out in the work force and to pay the salaries of the employees, the employees are eaten raw in the garden at the rear of the cases. "We've been working with the organization to be more efficient and less expensive to make, because we are going to move forward." Depending on how the demand for air travel will develop, apply, KLM is the bestemmingennetwerk, and thus also of the deployment of human and other resources to continue on.

"This whole situation is that we have never been able to provide, in the scenario that we have lined up for this year and next reflects the current situation and future prospects", explains the Trade off. He does not explain that any further budget cuts and reductions in staff are necessary. "No one really knows exactly how it's going. This month, you should be the next steps of again."

the Trade also points out that KLM is the, without the support of the government, is not to be saved, and there are no more jobs in it.

you do Not have to fast, irreversible decisions < / p> KLM don't want to be quick, irreversible decisions, which is why the company's CEO. "If this crisis has taught us anything, it's that you'll be reluctant to make decisions where you will not have to come back to." As announced by KLM shortly after the outbreak of the COVID-19 and the Boeing 747, with a pension, was sent to find, and not much later, the aircraft once again from the stable.

the Trade try to have any understanding of the situation as it is right now in the airline industry as a result of the coronamaatregelen. "Just look at how difficult it is here, in the Netherlands, it is by the rules, we have world each and every day with the new rules." He was praised by showing the flexibility of the KLM, and the KLM staff.

in Spite of the dramatically bad financial results of KLM on Thursday announced a loss of 800 million euros, it is still a bit of business for them. For example, by providing more medical supplies to be transported. "Every dollar of additional income, you have less to save," concludes a Trade.