Asiana Airlines to Increase Employee Workdays

Asiana Airlines announced that it will strengthen its cargo supply capacity by modifying A350 and B777 passenger aircraft, as airport officials loaded air cargo on the afternoon of the 24th. Photo by Airport Press Corps

[Asia Economy Reporters Dongwoo Lee, Jehun Yoo] Asiana Airlines is extending the working period for some employees in office work and cargo transportation who are currently on unpaid leave.

According to industry sources on the 4th, Asiana Airlines recently announced a 'Leave Operation Plan Amendment' internally, stating that the unpaid leave period for employees excluding cabin crew and pilots will be flexibly applied for up to 10 to 15 days depending on the workload by job type and department.

The company previously applied a 15-day unpaid leave period per month for all employees starting from April last year due to the impact of COVID-19. From this month, the company plans to reduce this period by up to 5 days to efficiently manage idle personnel and minimize some side effects caused by prolonged leave.

The scope of this leave amendment applies to general office workers, cargo, and maintenance sectors, accounting for about 20% of all employees, approximately 2,000 people. However, flight operation staff such as cabin crew and pilots are excluded from this amendment due to delays in the normalization of international flights.

The reason Asiana Airlines flexibly adjusted the unpaid leave period is analyzed to be due to increased workload in the cargo sector since last year. In preparation for the prolonged COVID-19 situation, Asiana Airlines has been strengthening its belly cargo operations using passenger aircraft cargo holds since last year.

The company converted the economy seats of one A350-900 passenger aircraft, totaling 283 seats, into cargo loading space, increasing the load capacity by about 5 tons. Additionally, the lower bunk spaces of two B777-200ER passenger aircraft were separated to further enhance existing belly cargo transport capacity.

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