Newspaper: Comair president tells workers at regional airline to expect more layoffs

Newspaper: More layoffs expected at Comair

CINCINNATI — Comair’s president has told workers at the regional airline to expect more layoffs in the wake of parent company Delta Air Lines’ announcement that service cuts are coming in September.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that John Bendoraitis said in a companywide memo and a phone message late Monday that more furloughs will be unavoidable at the Erlanger, Ky.-based airline.

A message seeking comment was left at Comair by The Associated Press on Tuesday.

The airline has undergone cutbacks due to the economy, increasing oil prices and the impact from the swine flu pandemic. It employs 5,600 people.

Bendoraitis said layoff numbers should be announced in the next two weeks or so.