
Lauda terminations now also available in front of the office
The Austrian Ryanair subsidiary is resuming flight operations in its new role as a wet lease provider in Stuttgart, Düsseldorf and Palma de Mallorca. At the same time, large-scale notices of termination are being handed out in front of the office in Vienna. On Thursday, the airline Lauda began handing out notices of termination. According to current information, at least 22 employees who previously worked at the company headquarters have been given notice of termination. The departments affected are marketing, sales, finance, technology and purchasing. The company also laid off crew trainers. A pregnant employee was even given notice of termination and asked to leave the office. The airline announced last Friday that it would lay off the 94 flight crew members who did not agree to the new collective agreement. They were summoned to a staff meeting this Friday. According to those affected, this never took place because they were denied access to Lauda's premises. Instead, the termination letters are said to have been handed over right in front of the entrance door. Meanwhile, Lauda resumed commercial flight operations in Stuttgart, Düsseldorf and Palma de Mallorca. Flights are no longer being operated under the OE code, but under that of its sister company Ryanair DAC. From Stuttgart, the destinations Palma de Mallorca and Naples will be served with Airbus A320s on behalf of the Irish low-cost airline. A wet lease flight to Palma is planned from Düsseldorf. The restart in Vienna is to take place on behalf of Ryanair from July 1, 2020.