Kuala Lumpur – Some 4,200 employees from Malaysia Airlines (MAS) have applied to leave under the Mutual Separation Scheme (MSS).
Malaysia’s Business Times reported that the scheme has saved the carrier about US$92.6 million a year in labour cost.
The scheme was offered to 18,000 permanent and confirmed employees worldwide. MAS aims to cut down about 3,000 to 5,000 employees.