Singapore Airlines taglia la capacita di 11%

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February 16, 2009
Singapore Airlines said on Monday it plans to reduce capacity by 11 percent in the 12 months starting April, and it has begun talks with trade unions on steps to cope with the downturn.

(Reuters)

 

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Dal sito SIA:
Singapore Airlines Cuts Capacity And Engages Unions On Downturn
16 February 2009

The management of Singapore Airlines met with leaders of the three staff unions today and discussed the Airline’s plans for mitigating the impact of the global economic downturn.

In view of falling demand, as reflected in advance bookings, Singapore Airlines plans to reduce capacity in the coming financial year, commencing April 2009 and ending March 2010, by 11 per cent from the preceding twelve months.

In the course of the year, 17 aircraft will be decommissioned from the operating fleet. Before recession hit major markets, the plan was for only four aircraft to be phased out – one for conversion to a freighter, and three to be returned to lessors at completion of lease contracts.

Singapore Airlines Chief Executive Officer, Chew Choon Seng, said, “The drop in air transportation has been sharp and swift. Given the falls of over 20 per cent that we have seen recently in air cargo shipments, and the tradition of demand for air travel following closely behind trends on the cargo side of the business, we have to face the reality that 2009 is going to be a very difficult year.

“Singapore Airlines does not have a domestic operation to soften the blow from the slump in international air traffic, and we have to act decisively to address the situation. We have determined the capacity to be operated that will enable the Airline to remain viable in a shrinking market, but the removal of surplus capacity will result in redundant resources and will draw sacrifices from every one of us in the company.

“We have already taken action such as expanding and stepping up training and re-training programmes, and we will contemplate retrenchment only as a last resort, but we do not have the luxury of time and we need to agree and act on some measures quickly so that we can push back the point of retrenchment as far as possible and improve our chances of avoiding it altogether.”

The Airline’s efforts in improving efficiency and reducing wastage have been, and will be, continuous. Apart from containing costs without compromising on safety, security and quality of service, the Company is engaging the unions on measures that will affect staff. Such measures include accelerated clearance of leave entitlements, voluntary leave without pay, voluntary early retirement and shorter work months. If there are to be cuts in salary, the management will be the first to take them.

“The Company will work with the staff and the unions in forging a consensus on the action plans. Together in cooperation, we will rise to the challenges confronting us and ride out the storm,” Mr. Chew said.
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we have to face the reality that 2009 is going to be a very difficult year.
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se l'hanno evidenziato anche loro....

 

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SIA to suspend certain flights, use smaller aircraft

Suspension of flights and use of smaller aircraft on certain routes.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced today further route adjustments as part of the 11 per cent reduction of capacity from April 2009 to March 2010.
A number of changes have already been announced and some effected, including the withdrawal of service to Amritsar (from Feb 09) and Vancouver (from Apr 09), lower frequency of flights to India, as well as a cutback on the non-stop flights between Singapore and the USA.
17 aircraft will be decommissioned from the operating fleet, up from an earlier forecast of four aircraft to be phased out.
The new changes shown below will be in effect from March 29 to October 24, unless specified otherwise:
Europe
For the London route, one of the three daily flights will be replaced with a B777-300ER plane from end-March.
The change in aircraft from the B747-400 will result in a seat count reduction of 97, a minus 7.5 per cent difference a day.
Flights to Manchester will be at three times weekly from May, down from the present five-weekly.
Australia
The frequency of service to Sydney will be reduced from four to three times daily till July.
North Asia
Services to Seoul will be reduced to twice-daily, from its already-reduced schedule of 17 times weekly. One flight will continue on to San Francisco.
To Japan, the Singapore-Bangkok-Tokyo service will reduce from six to five flights per week.
For China, flights to Beijing will decrease from 21 to 17 weekly. Guangzhou and Nanjing services will reduce to five and two per week respectively.
Flights to Hong Kong will be reduced from a weekly 42 to 35.
West Asia
Aside from already announced changes affecting Indian gateways, Colombo and Male will each be served by five flights per week, down from seven.
Southeast Asia
In the region, the Jakarta route will see a reduction from 56 to 49 a week, while Bangkok flights will be cut from 41 to 33 per week.
Other routes, such as Brisbane, Perth, Fukuoka, Nagoya and Rome will now be operated with variable frequencies depending on the season.

Quindi anche Roma sta andando maluccio.
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