30 Jul 2020

Flight centre laying off 230 staff

From Morning Report, 7:52 am on 30 July 2020

More than 200 furloughed staff are losing their jobs at the Flight Centre.

The company's laid the blame on the borders that have stayed closed for longer than they expected and the winding down of the wage subsidy.

It announced yesterday 230 people would be losing their jobs as a result.

David Coombes is the managing director of Flight Centre NZ.