Originally Posted by
LFC22
Got to wonder how long things will keep going on like this or if it will come to a head. Every day that passes, the airports reputation is deeper in the mud. Know so many people who would normally fly from MAN are now flying out of LPL, LBA, BHX and LHR/LGW for long haul flights.
Birmingham is just as bad at peaks as are Gatwick, Stansted, Dublin and Düsseldorf whilst the incumbent of T5 has its own inflicted problems!
Way to many laid off right round Europe . Plus the Brexit benefit of hundreds of thousands of casual and service sector employees leaving this country.
Manchester is overly in the spot light because of a vocal locale and active media presence in the city region; and active enthusiasts with visuals on various platforms trolled by lazy hacks .
Now is there a serious problem to address yes (and its not sickness absence- thats gas lighting !) -its terms and conditions, fair remunerations and workable shift patterns that might include out of hours on a rotation (an effective contract of employment !)
Combined with effective training and access to education programmes ( Carrot and stick to some extent we provide you with an SIA or similar accreditation, health and safety and even a little first aid training and certification, you get a permanent contract of employment and an effective programme of betterment and a promotion programme ) .
SWISSPORT UK- Going bust! Whilst the head of MAG security should be dismissed for both miss-management and poor understanding of risk analysis and relevant mitigations.
Checking way too many bags and allowing hundreds to be penned pre any security needs just one idiot (See the Arena and that tragic loss on life for the effect !)
Crowds are an incident waiting to happen imho
On the arrivals side that’s a issue for the home office and border control and very much a political issue lead by government policies on immigration right from the top
Utter mess and calamity