The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Transportation / Storage 51 - Air transport 51.1 - Passenger air transport 51.10 - Passenger air transport
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 November 2016
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Airline company Jet2 has announced that it is to create 200 new jobs based at Stansted Airport. The airport is the area's major employer and council representatives have welcomed the creation of these new jobs. Approximately half of the positions available will be for cabin crew and the remaining positions will be for pilots and various assorted ground crew roles. The company will be based at the airport from Spring 2017. Jet2 will start flights from Stansted on 30 March 2017 and will fly to 21 holiday destinations in the summer and 12 in the winter.
Sources
18 November 2016: Herts and Essex Observer
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Jet2, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 89311, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/89311.
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