Originally Posted by
asdf1234
ATC and RFFS wage bills are very significant items in any small to medium sized airport budget. Having a 24 hour manned tower and fire station on call will be hurting the airport without the revenues coming in from the airlines. Can't see that the PSO flights are worth the effort of staying open. The night time cargo flights can operate without fire cover if they so choose and this would need just the one shift in the tower, saving 2/3rds of the ATC wage bill. Of course, if you send ATC bods home on reduced pay they are likely to remember this when the upturn comes in the months or years ahead. ATC bods have always been in high demand.
I get what you are saying, but my understanding is that the government will pay a maximum of £2500 or 80% of salary per month to employers who retain the services of employees. That’s a hell of an incentive to keep paying people who you know will be a nightmare to replace when this is over.
Also remember these specialist staff have no where else to go right now.
I guess a lot lot depends whether, as an employer, you believe the crisis will start to ease in weeks or many months.
Also depends on how vulnerable Stobart are right now because of decisions made totally unrelated to the crisis.