Manchester air traffic control staff to move north
19.12.09
Manchester Airport's 35-year-old air traffic control centre is to close in 2010, with 180 staff moving to Scotland. The move by NATS, formerly National Air Traffic Services, will see a new £170m centre in Prestwick, Ayrshire, controlling the general airspace. Staff at Manchester Airport's control tower, who monitor take-offs and landings, remain unaffected.
The air traffic control centre employs 220 staff and 180 have opted for the move north. Others have accepted redundancy or retirement. Once the move is completed, NATS centre in Prestwick and its equivalent in Swanwick, Hampshire, will control all UK airspace. David Harrison, who manages air traffic in Manchester, said the switch would improve the safety of air traffic in the UK.
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