Leeds-Bradford Airport

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber; West Yorkshire; Leeds
Location of affected unit(s)
Leeds
Sector
Transportation / Storage
51 - Air transport
51.1 - Passenger air transport
51.10 - Passenger air transport
107 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
20 October 2020
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Leeds-Bradford Airport, the international airport in Yorkshire, has announced plans to cut 107 jobs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions. Redundancy consultations with the affected staff have already started.

A spokesperson for the airport said the decision to cut jobs was a response to the 'short-term constraints' faced by the company and the aviation industry as a whole.  

A representative of the GMB trade union called on the government to provide sector-specific financial support to save jobs in aviation.

Leeds-Bradford Airport is an international airport in the north of England, which served over 4 million passengers in 2019.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), Leeds-Bradford Airport, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 102578, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/102578.