Emirates has begun the process of making cabin crew and pilots redundant in a first tranche of layoffs at the Dubai-based airline.

As the vast majority of Emirates cabin and flight crew are foreign expats, the airline has told them that they may remain in the country until they can arrange a flight to their home country.

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Mateusz Maszczynski is a serving international flight attendant with experience at a major Middle East and European airline.

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