What Work Will Myairline Staff Do Now Union Asks

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Airport ground crews attending to a MYAirline aircraft. The airline suspended operations yesterday. (MYAirline pic)PETALING JAYA: The National Union of Flight Attendants Malaysia (Nufam) has asked the MYAirline management to thoroughly explain its status and that of its employees after the airline announced it had suspended operations yesterday.
According to Nufam’s secretariat, it had been informed by airline staff that they had received an email yesterday evening to continue working from home, while it urged the airline to come clean about its staff and the new working arrangement.
“The issue is that if the airline is no longer operating, it must provide a comprehensive status report. Employees are hanging and now they don’t know how to work, such as instructions to work from home.
“As an employer, it should come out with a more effective status and say what actions have been taken (after the suspension),” Nufam told FMT.
The group added that the work from home instruction given by the low-cost airline is also illogical, because it may not be suitable for pilots and cabin crew.
In a statement, Nufam also said airline employees are currently anxious about the uncertainty and the prospect of looking for a new job.
Nufam urged the government to take swift action to resolve the issue.
MYAirline suspended operations yesterday because of significant financial pressures, according to a statement which said the company had no timeframe for the resumption of operations, which would be dependent on shareholder restructuring and recapitalisation of the airline.
Transport minister Loke Siew Fook described the low-cost carrier’s actions as irresponsible and unacceptable. He said the transport ministry and the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) were caught by surprise with the company’s abrupt decision.
Mavcom has been instructed to look at any possible action to be taken against MYAirline, and a task force would be set up to identify ways to reimburse passengers.
A blow to Sabah
Sabah will lose about 6,000 passenger arrivals a week because of the suspension of MYAirline flight operations, according to state tourism minister Christina Liew.
She said the number of domestic flights to Sabah has been affected and the state hoped the issue would be resolved very soon.
About 70% to 80% of pasenger arrivals are from domestic flights, according to the Sabah Tourism Board.
“Connectivity is one of the important factors that we must have. We are also watching and monitoring this issue very closely. We hope that they will resolve the issue very soon,” Liew said here. - FMT

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