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Aviation industry labour force breakdown pre-Covid-19


Worker dissatisfaction


Airport and airline workers give reasons for wanting to leave the industry (of the 41.4% who are considering leaving as of mid-2022, from 1,700 surveyed)


 48.74% – 5.5 million – Non-operator airport-based roles (retail, customs


and immigration, for example)


 31.90% – 3.6 million – Airline staff and executives


 11.52% – 1.3 million – Civil aerospace  5.74% – 648,000 – Airport operators


 2.10% – 237,000 – Air navigation service providers


Source: Air Transport Action Group Passenger capacity limits


100,000 67,500


88


Daily passenger capacity limit implemented by Heathrow Airport in July 2022. Source: Heathrow Airport


60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0


58.3 33.3 25.0


5.0 Want better pay


Job is too stressful for their current salary


Too much responsibility for their pay grade


Current situation at UK airports


4.2


Angry and unreasonable passengers


Of those surveyed claim that they haven’t had a pay rise in the 12 months between July 2021 and July 2022.


62.7% 58% 82%


Daily passenger capacity limited implemented by Schiphol Airport in July 2022, increasing to 72,500 in August. Source: Schiphol Airport


Take-offs and landings allowed in Frankfurt Airport from July 2022. Source: Frankfurt Airport


Of those surveyed received no additional or enhanced benefits over this period.


19.7% Future Airport / www.futureairport.com


Said they had found a better job in the interim.


4.2


Job was affecting their mental health


Of surveyed employees who left during the pandemic that said their reason for not returning is poor pay.


42.7%


Listed their reason for not returning due to the role being too stressful.


Source: CV-Library


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