The Dubai-based airline Emirates is offering some pilots and cabin crews the option to take four months or less of unpaid leave. It is the latest measure the major international carrier is taking to stay afloat financially as it rebuilds its flight network amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Certain Emirates pilots and flight attendants can take the unpaid leave between August and November. They would still receive benefits such as housing during this time, Reuters reported today. The outlet cited an internal email at the airline. Emirates spokespeople declined Al-Monitor’s request for comment.

Emirates, which is owned by the Dubai government, suspended most passenger flights in March during the coronavirus pandemic. In May, the airline resumed many international flights and has continually added destinations on multiple continents since then. Dubai is a major international flight transfer hub.

Like other Emirati and Gulf airlines, Emirates has struggled financially with the decrease in global travel resulting from the virus. In June, Emirates laid off hundreds of pilots and cabin crew. An Emirates spokesperson told Al-Monitor at the time that the job cuts were due to the effects the pandemic had on their business.