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20200305 - United, JetBlue cutting US flights because of coronavirus
RosyPark 2020. 3. 5. 12:27https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/04/business/united-us-flight-cuts-coronavirus/index.html
United, JetBlue cutting US flights because of coronavirus
United Airlines and JetBlue Airways became the first airlines to cut their US flight schedules on Wednesday, as passenger worry about the coronavirus has caused a sharp drop in demand.
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make steep cuts
- It means a large reduction
ex) While airlines around the world have been making steep cuts in international flights, these are the first set of cuts made to a US flight schedule.
United Airlines 이기 떄문에 --> 줄임말 United도 사용가능
ex) United will ax flights in the United States and Canada by 10% and overseas flights by a total 20% in April from its original international schedule.
hiring freeze
- A hiring freeze is when an employer temporarily halts non-essential hiring to reduce costs — usually when an organization is under financial duress.
ex) It also disclosed a hiring freeze, a program of voluntary unpaid leaves of absences or a reduced schedule for US employees and a delay of scheduled pay raise for management employees.
give details
ex) The email did not give details about how much travel had fallen at United amid the growing fears of the spread of the coronavirus in the United States.
nimble
- quick and light in movement or action; agile.
ex) We sincerely hope that these latest measures are enough, but the dynamic nature of this outbreak requires us to be nimble and flexible moving forward in how we respond
bailout
- an act of giving financial assistance to a failing business or economy to save it from collapse.
ex) In response to a question, President Trump said he did not believe that the airlines would need a bailout, similar to the one they received in 2001 in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
take in
- to completely understand the meaning or importance of something:
ex) The airlines take in a tremendous amount of money on change fees.