1,500 redundancies, thousands more jobs at risk and one in four senior managers being laid off... Covid's 'catastrophic' impact on Manchester Airport has been laid bare
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe coronavirus pandemic's 'catastrophic' impact on Manchester Airport has been laid bare in the House of Commons.Stockport MP Navendu Mishra has revealed how 1,500 redundancies have been proposed after 'passenger levels and revenue dropped to historic lows'.Thousands more jobs are at risk and one in four senior managers are to be laid off, Mr Mishra told MPs, as he called on the Government to 'act now' and offer more support for the industry.Describing the airport as 'central to everything we do in the North West', Mr Mishra told the Commons it employs 25,000 people directly, supports another 76,000 jobs in related industries and contributes £4.5bn to the local economy.But, the MP said, at the height of the crisis the airport's revenue and.
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