Emirates Airline Asks Staff to Take One Month Unpaid Leave Over Coronavirus

Emirates Airline Asks Staff to Take One Month Unpaid Leave Over Coronavirus
Emirates Airline Boeing 777-300ER planes are seen at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Feb. 15, 2019. Christopher Pike/Reuters
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Major international airline Emirates is asking staff to take unpaid leave for up to a month at a time due to the rapidly spreading coronavirus that has led to flight cancellations around the world.

Emirates has canceled flights to Iran, Bahrain and to most of China because of the virus, and countries around the world have placed strict restrictions on entry of foreigners.