Yes, - there is work but. .
. . .- As an example this year at Edinburgh the Servisair folks who were on the ground had 30 hour contracts and if for example you did Dispatch then over winter you helped out front of house or if you could, - on the ramp. Menzies in Edinburgh legally breached contracts last year and most of their ground staff are 23 hour contracts, (bear in mind ALL these new terms and conditions are of course of a temporary nature). 6 month to 6 month contracts.
Working on the ground in Aviation unless your an A, B1 or B2 Engineer, work in Air Traffic Control or Airfield Ops etc. . .has totally imploded.
THIS is totally down to you (or I) being able to fly to Malaga and back for £0.01p these days and the industry is nothing like it was. You'll know this and even from 5 years ago.
Every Airport has broken many hearts over the last decade or so. - I totally understand that you miss the world that we all do of years gone by but unless your a young person (18-25 ?) who lives with their parents or are semi-retired or even able to only work Part-time (with zero added benefits, - sick pay, a decent rota or holiday entitlement/roster etc as previously mentioned then). . unfortunately the days of having any sort of "job" in the real sense of the word have truly now gone.
If you can sign up to such poor conditions PM me and I can give you the names and numbers of the people at both Menzies and Servisair in Edinburgh to contact. They're all good people but all working with such horrible constrictions which come directly as a result of the days (and nights) of cheap air travel. As a measure of how bad the conditions are a lady friend who works at the Employment Service actually tells people not to apply for these positions as she views the employers so badly. Yes in summer you might be able to boost your pay and work more but this is SCOTLAND and your in the winter months for at least 7 months. 7 months at 23 hours times £7. something per hour (£700/£800) per month ?. A student or person seeking full-time employment might earn more doing casual work year round or claiming benefits. - GOOD LUCK.