AMMAN —
Royal Jordanian (RJ) CEO Samer
Al-Majali said that the delays and cancellations of flights over the past
weeks, “are out of the company’s control”, according to Jo24.
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“The problem reached its peak at the end of March,
when we witnessed a huge increase in the number of travelers, and this
continued as we reached the summer season,” Majali was quoted as saying.
He added that “most of the
European and American
airports had laid off a huge number of employees during the pandemic, through
voluntary layoffs or early retirement, to alleviate financial burdens, and when
the travel industry went back to what it was in 2019, there was a shortage” of
staff.
He said that “the layoffs led to significant delays
in flights coming to Jordan due to the small number of employees and those
providing handling and ground services, such as refueling, supplying food, and
cleaning aircraft”.
Majali added that
“every plane was delayed due to poor level of services provided by
international companies”, and that “RJ is working hard to resolve these problems”,
adding that “these problems had burdened flight attendants and affected their
working hours”.
Moreover, “there is a significant increase in COVID-19
cases, and RJ staff have been affected by it, as 10 percent of our crews and
flight attendants tested positive,” Majali said.
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