MADRID, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish airline Spanair said Wednesday it would cut 1,100 employees and cancel nine routes as part of a plan to cope with the hike in fuel prices.
Spanair also announced in a statement that it would ground some15 planes between September and October to save 90 million euros (142 million U.S. dollars).
The nine flights Spanair planned to cancel included Madrid-Vienna and Madrid-Munich.
The company said the strategic plan was made to "re-dimension the company, reduce the costs, improve the efficiency and the income."
Spanair said it would continue operating more than 80 percent of its current commercial network and would keep its position as the second operator of the Spanish market with 260 daily flights to 48 destinations.
Spanair, a member of the Star Alliance, is owned 100 percent by Scandinavian Airlines Group.
