Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has confirmed as many as 900 jobs may go throughout its UK airports as journey continues to hunch within the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The operator mentioned 465 roles have been underneath risk at Manchester Airport, in addition to 376 at London Stansted and 51 at East Midlands Airport.
Talks with unions have begun in regards to the potential job losses.
MAG mentioned the coronavirus had resulted within the “hardest summer time ever,” with the three airports welcoming simply 2.eight million passengers between April and August.
This down from over 30 million passengers for a similar interval final yr.
An announcement from MAG added it had already taken steps to cut back prices, together with asking workers to take a ten per cent pay lower for a yr, pausing funding and decreasing its administration group.
Nevertheless, it mentioned the “absence of assist for the aviation sector, coupled with a scarcity of progress in introducing testing for UK passengers, has continued to undermine client confidence in air journey”.
Commenting on the information, the Unite union blamed the federal government, accusing authorities of a “failure to assist to the aviation sector”.
Charlie Cornish, chief govt of MAG, mentioned: “The particular and short-term pressures of the pandemic are distinctive and significantly difficult for our sector.
“The top of the job retention scheme means we have now to contemplate the variety of roles that we are able to maintain at our airports.”
MAG echoed figures from IATA, arguing passenger demand is unlikely to get better absolutely earlier than 2024.
