Online Travel Agency Kiwi Lays Off 250 Staff in Latest Round of Cuts
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Kiwi has been struggling for the past couple of years — this is its second round of layoffs since 2024.
Czech-based online travel agency Kiwi, known for its creative approach to offering flight deals, informed staff Thursday that it was conducting a round of layoffs.
Some 250 employees were impacted, a spokesperson said.
Kiwi CEO Oliver Dlouhy announced the layoffs internally and wrote about them on LinkedIn Thursday. He said Kiwi will continue to focus on providing low fares and keeping customers satisfied.
"Delivering both, at scale and over time, requires clear priorities, fast execution, and a structure designed to support the next phase of Kiwi.com," Dlouhy wrote. "That means operating with a smaller team, optimized for speed and autonomy, and being very delibe
