Originally Posted by
Skipness One Foxtrot
Norwegian issued redundancy notices to all their ground handlers at Gatwick yesterday (Thursday).
If true, I'd imagine they plan to outsource it, like every other airline in Gatwick. I wouldn't read too much into this with regards to their intentions at Gatwick.
During normal times, ground handling is like a merry-go-round. The names on the side of equipment changes, but the personnel stay the same. As somebody who's done my time in ground handling, I can say that, unfortunately, it's one of the easiest costs to cut. The majority of ground handling personnel will be on seasonal zero hour contracts.