AUA: Union's Warning of Job Losses Unfounded

During the last negotiations on the collective agreement, a maximum limit for "wet leases" was agreed upon. This involves renting aircraft and crews as needed. According to AUA, this agreement is being adhered to. "Mixing this with the topic of corporate structure is incorrect and misleading," said the Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines on Wednesday.

Union concerned about restructuring of Lufthansa Group structure

The wet lease partners are important to cushion the high seasonality in the aviation industry and also help on flights or entire routes with weaker demand that AUA could no longer economically serve. "Without wet leases, we would eventually have to discontinue such routes or reduce frequencies," it was stated to the APA. The vida union had warned on Monday, after the plans for a restructuring of the Lufthansa Group structure became known, of a weakening of the Austrian location and a loss of jobs in Austria. Through wet leases, Austrian labor and social standards could also be undermined, as foreign crews often do not have a collective agreement.

(APA/Red)

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