From The SCMP
Hong Kong Airlines says no plans for lay-offs
Staff reporter
4:00pm, Oct 20, 2008
Hong Kong Airlines has no plans to lay off employees at present, its commercial director, Raymond Ng, said on Monday.
He said the eight flight attendants recently reported to have been laid off was simply part of normal staff adjustments made by the company’s Human Resources Development.
Mr Ng said Hong Kong Airlines were also discussing the possibility of a merger with its sister airlines, Hong Kong Express.
“We didn’t see obvious declines in airline reservations in the next two months and will continue to add on new destinations in the future,” he told local media.
The director made the remarks after some of its staff heard that a formal merger between both companies was underway and extensive job cuts might be made.
Hong Kong Airlines and Hong Kong Express Airways were established in 2001 and 2004, respectively.
Both companies are commercial airlines based in Hong Kong and provide services between the territory and over 30 cities in Asia. The companies have a common shareholder and already work closely together.
Well, that's it everything is fine then.
No decline in reservations, no melamine in the milk, it is all OK.