Legalize to call people you hardly know 'dead wood' is totally out of order. The only criteria Swissport have used to identify the people to be made redundant is absence - people cannot control their health.
I used to work within the industry, in fact our path may have crossed, luckily I got out as I have to say that it is not the same as it used to be - there is too much back stabbing instead of pulling together and supporting each other.
Like I said before I hope you are never put in the position of being made redundant - it is not pleasant.