Nine stars 'ticked off' after 60 Minutes forces staff to fly economy as network tightens the belt - but these celebrities are exempt from the new rule

Nine stars 'ticked off' after 60 Minutes forces staff to fly economy as network tightens the belt - but these celebrities are exempt from the new rule READ MORE: Channel Seven lays off 150 staff By D. Lawrance and Freddy Pawle For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:00 BST, 25 August 2024 | Updated: 23:15 BST, 25 August 2024 e-mail View comments Channel Nine has further tightened the belt after the network's latest redundancies bloodbath. The staff of the network's flagship news program 60 Minutes have been told they are to only fly economy class during work trips, per The Australian .

Employees of the show are 'ticked off' about the new mandate, according to the publication's sources. 'The news was not well received,' according to the report. However two high profile names on the weekly news program are said to be exempt from the new rule, with Liz Hayes and Tara Brown not asked to fly economy.

Hayes, Brown, Tom Steinfort , Nick McKenize and Amelia Adams are the program's current presenters. Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Nine for comment. The latest blow to Nine staff comes less than a week after the network launched into another round of layoffs.

Channel Nine has further tightened the belt after the network's latest redundancies bloodbath. Pictured L-R: Ross Coulthart, Allison Langdon, Liz Hayes, Charles Woolley and Tara Brown Nine Entertainment's publishing arm accepted 85 voluntary redundancies across the Australian Financial Review, Sydney Morning Herald, The Ag.