GMB, the aviation union, says up to 1,000 Swissport jobs are now at risk – many of which could be saved if other airlines take on regional routes operated by collapsed airline Flybe.
The baggage handling and ground crew jobs are under threat at Birmingham, East Midlands, Cardiff, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Liverpool and Manchester airports following the collapse of Flybe.
Shadow transport minister Karl Turner this week called on the Government to offer assistance not just to Flybe staff, but all plans to the end must be extended to those not employed by Flybe but are nonetheless affected.
Nadine Houghton, GMB National Officer, said:
“Up to 1,000 Swissport jobs are now at risk from Flybe’s collapse - that’s on top of thousands more directly employed and in the wider supply chain.
“But many of these can be saved it airlines who’ve shown interest in taking on regional routes put their money where their mouth is, get on and do it.
“The Government needs to do everything in its power to make the transfer of routes and the saving of jobs as easy and painless as possible.”
