More job losses at Prestwick Airport
15.07.10
More jobs are to be lost at Prestwick Airport because of a major drop in passenger numbers. Workers have been warned of ‘likely’ cuts when a 90-day consultation period begins on 16 August. A spokesman for the airport said it was examining ways to reduce costs and this would be likely to lead to redundancies. The airport axed 120 jobs last year as a result of the economic downturn.
Budget airline Ryanair announced last month that it will cut its winter schedule. It plans to axe almost a third of its seating capacity and is to slash the number of routes out of Prestwick from 24 to 16. Staff have been told the planned job cuts are a result of the Ryanair decision, as well as the continuing economic downturn.
The airport's chief executive, Iain Cochrane, said: ‘The combination of the severe economic downturn, a general decline in UK aviation activity, Scots holidaying at home, the Government's Air Passenger Duty and Ryanair cutting winter capacity Prestwick this year by around 52% compared to this summer, will have a significant impact on our business.'
‘Consequently, we have informed staff and unions that we will begin a 90-day consultation period on 16 August to examine ways to reduce costs and ensure that our resources are best deployed to match our business needs. I am very sorry to say that in this review it is likely that there will be redundancies.'
‘These are extremely difficult times but we are optimistic about the long-term future of the airport and the aviation industry as a whole, which has experienced turbulent times in the past but has always recovered well.’
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