挪威航空公司削减4700名员工以应对子公司破产

Norwegian Air said Monday four of its subsidiaries in Denmark and Sweden have filed for bankruptcy, affecting some 4,700 pilots and crew, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

挪威航空公司周一表示，由于冠状病毒大流行，其在丹麦和瑞典的四家子公司已申请破产，影响了约4,700名飞行员和机组人员。

The bankruptcies affect 1,571 pilots and 3,134 cabin crew hired locally.

破产影响了当地雇佣的1571名飞行员和3134名机组人员。

"The impact the coronavirus has had on the airline industry is unprecedented," Jacob Schram, chief executive of Norwegian Air, said in a statement.

“冠状病毒对航空业的影响是前所未有的。”挪威航空公司(Norwegian Air)首席执行官雅各布•施拉姆(Jacob Schram)在一份声明中表示。

"It is heartbreaking that our Swedish and Danish pilot and cabin crew subsidiaries now are forced to file for bankruptcy, and I'm truly sorry for the consequences this will have for our colleagues," Schram said.

施拉姆说:“我们在瑞典和丹麦的飞行员和机组人员子公司现在被迫申请破产，这令人心碎。给我们的同事带来的后果，我深表歉意。”

Norwegian said there were efficient "furlough opportunities" in Norway where the government covered salary costs, but lamented that there was not "equivalent coverage in Sweden or Denmark".

该公司表示，在挪威，政府为员工提供了带薪的“休假机会”，但遗憾的是，“在瑞典或丹麦没有同样的机会”。

Another 700 or so pilots and 1,300 cabin crew based in Norway, France and Italy would not be affected, according to the airline.

根据该航空公司的说法，在挪威、法国和意大利的另外700名左右的飞行员和1300名机组人员不会受到影响。

Norwegian, like the rest of the airline industry, has been hit hard by the drop in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic, coming on top of its struggles with massive debt even before the outbreak.

与航空业的其他公司一样，挪威航空公司也受到了冠状病毒大流行导致的需求下降的沉重打击。在疫情爆发之前，挪威航空公司就一直在与巨额债务作斗争。

The company, one of the pioneers of low-cost long-haul flights, is facing cashflow problems as most of its aircraft are now grounded.

该公司是低成本长途航班的先驱之一，由于大部分飞机现已停飞，因此面临现金流问题。