<p>Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL) said on Monday it is cutting up to a third of its workforce, or around 2,700 jobs, as the aviation sector continues to suffer from pandemic-driven travel curbs.</p>.<p>The Southeast Asian nation's carriers, which halted operations in mid-March as President Rodrigo Duterte imposed one of the world's strictest and longest coronavirus lockdowns, are slowly ramping up operations.</p>.<p>"The collapse in travel demand and persistent travel restrictions on most global and domestic routes have made retrenchment inevitable," PAL said in a statement.</p>.<p>The retrenchment programme this quarter could cover up to 35% of its roughly 7,800 personnel, it added.</p>.<p>PAL is running less than 15% of its normal number of daily flights eight months after the Philippine government imposed travel curbs.</p>.<p>The loss-making carrier, partly owned by Japan's ANA Holdings Inc, lost roughly $1 billion in revenues in March to May when the company suspended its operations because of a travel ban.</p>.<p>The Philippines has 324,762 confirmed Covid-19 infections, the most in Southeast Asia.</p>
<p>Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL) said on Monday it is cutting up to a third of its workforce, or around 2,700 jobs, as the aviation sector continues to suffer from pandemic-driven travel curbs.</p>.<p>The Southeast Asian nation's carriers, which halted operations in mid-March as President Rodrigo Duterte imposed one of the world's strictest and longest coronavirus lockdowns, are slowly ramping up operations.</p>.<p>"The collapse in travel demand and persistent travel restrictions on most global and domestic routes have made retrenchment inevitable," PAL said in a statement.</p>.<p>The retrenchment programme this quarter could cover up to 35% of its roughly 7,800 personnel, it added.</p>.<p>PAL is running less than 15% of its normal number of daily flights eight months after the Philippine government imposed travel curbs.</p>.<p>The loss-making carrier, partly owned by Japan's ANA Holdings Inc, lost roughly $1 billion in revenues in March to May when the company suspended its operations because of a travel ban.</p>.<p>The Philippines has 324,762 confirmed Covid-19 infections, the most in Southeast Asia.</p>