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Fired Flight Attendants Retrain As Healthcare Workers To Help Their Nation


As the corona crisis destroys pretty much of what we know as the airline and tourist industry, it is inevitable these companies, if not temporarily, has to lay their workers off for the time being.

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Except for crucial pilots and flight attendants for cargo and essential passenger flights, all is being put to rest at the moment.

But these hardworking men and women from SAS Scandinavian Airlines have been doing the other mend to their joblessness by utilizing their service experiences in other fronts. They voluntarily trained themselves at the Sophiahemmet Hospital of Stockholm, Sweden and the other branch in Norway is also reaching out to serve unto the community they once served up in the air. SAS has temporarily laid off 90% of its total workforce, according to CNN.

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What the airline temp-retirees will be trained to do is to change cots, make the patients in separation as comfortable as they can possibly get them.point 230 |
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As most of the staff has learned in their basic education for survival and are versed in first aid procedures, most of them are expected to have a medical authentication, security checks, helping them to get retrained for the procedure, and therein helping the most needed in times of personnel shortage and dangerous workplace environment.point 286 |

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Virgin Atlantic airlines has also vowed to provide its crews for supportive roles in the fight against corona, and the requiring personnel who request services working in medical facilities will be granted free stay and consecutive meals.point 202 |
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“We are very proud of our highly skilled people at Virgin Atlantic and since the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was announced, we have been inundated with our employees looking to help other organizations at this time of crisis,” said Virgin Atlantic Chief Customer Officer, Corneel Koster, in a statement.point 396 |
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The people from EasyJet are also climbing onto the bandwagon, where they have reached so far as to contact the NHS and help with the direct clinical services and hospitals needed.point 149 | One crew member actually worked for them, and said “he understands the pressure NHS workers are under right now.point 249 |
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Another has said he jumped at the chance, and a way he can show his appreciation to the workers out there in the frontlines.point 101 |

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“Cabin crew are in a good position to help because of the first aid training we receive for our job along with the security checks we undergo.point 335 |
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So I am sure I will be joined by many of my fellow crew at EasyJet and I am glad we are able to help,” Brown said.point 94 |

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