Job losses as Servisair quits Aberdeen Airport
02.10.07
Almost 100 jobs will be lost at Aberdeen Airport after ground services company Servisair confirmed that it is to leave Aberdeen. Servisair, whose staff includes baggage handlers and ramp operations staff, is planning to leave the airport on December 7. The move will mean the loss of 93 jobs.
The Servisair ground handling operation, Airway, is one of four contractors handling baggage at the airport. They handle bags for passengers flying with Ryanair, Logan Air and easyJet among other airlines.
Bosses at the airport briefed staff about the decision to close their operation yesterday. A union said that they were told it had become too expensive for the firm to continue the contract.
Hugh Galloway, of the T&G Union, said: 'The T&G union has an arrangement with the company that we should be involved in discussions over this. They have done this [told staff] without any discussion with the recognised union. We will be holding meetings today to discuss where we can go from here.'
An airport spokesperson said: 'I don't anticipate problems for passengers as the services are likely to be contracted out to other providers.'
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