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Kenya Airways to cut up to 600 jobs

Kenya Airways, the east African country's struggling national

airline, is to cut up to 600 jobs as part of a bid to achieve

$200 million in savings, the airline said Thursday.

The reductions at the airline, partly owned by the

government as well as Air France KLM, could see around 15

percent of the 4,000-strong workforce cut.

As part of efforts to improve profitability and "seek a long

term sustainable financial structure", the airline said it had

been forced to take "hard decisions on the aircraft we fly as

well as making substantial changes on other aspects of our

business."

Kenya Airways, which uses the slogan "The Pride of

Africa", is one of the continent's biggest carriers, and a

key airline connecting multiple nations within Africa to

Europe and Asia. ©Tony Karumba (AFP/File)

Kenya Airways, which uses the slogan "The Pride of Africa",

is one of the continent's biggest carriers, and a key airline

connecting multiple nations within Africa to Europe and Asia.

"We will embark on a restructuring process that will result in

approximately 600 members of staff being declared

redundant or redeployed elsewhere," the statement said,

adding that the cuts will begin in May.

Kenya has seen international tourist numbers dented in

recent years, with some visitors scared off after attacks by

the Somali-led and Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents.

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