Transat share price rises after Air Canada announces revised takeover bid Christophe Hennebelle, Transat AT’s vice president of human resources and corporate affairs, says that while no flight attendants have been permanently let go, the company is processing “a number of temporary layoffs.”[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Hennebelle says the company cannot confirm total numbers before everyone has been informed, but that 128 flight attendants were told of the change last week.In total, the airline says it now has about 1,700 active employees, down from 5,100 before the pandemic.The airline attributed the decision to a lack of improving prospects for the industry amid Canada’s border closures and.