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KLM to replace seasonal staff with pilots

Amsterdam, Netherlands - The initiative to save on Summer hirings

Dutch carrier KLM, Air France-KLM group, found an innovative way to try to save money in this crisis period: make the pilots to the ground work, from baggage recovery to hospitality services, during the Summer season. This will allow the carrier to avoid hiring seasonal staff at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport, the "Financial Times" reported, adding that the choice to accept it or not will be totally...

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Rome, Italy, 06/11/2009 13:53
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