50 jobs at risk at Birmingham Airport
29.04.09
About 50 jobs are at risk at Birmingham Airport, which is keen to cut costs after seeing passenger numbers fall. The airport said the summer season was predicted to be quieter than normal and that no growth was predicted until 2011. Passenger figures released earlier this month showed that in March they fell by 7.7%.
A spokesman for the airport said it needed to cut costs, but none of the axed jobs would be security or safety staff. It has begun a 30-day consultation with workers. He said the move had been caused by the global economic downturn.
The spokesman said: ‘Our passenger numbers are down and no growth is forecast until 2011. This is only the second time this has happened in two decades and will significantly impact on both aeronautical and commercial income. This is illustrated by predicted activity levels for this summer, when we expect to witness passenger numbers lower than last year.'
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