Bosses at Bristol Airport are running a major recruitment drive in a bid to address the disruption caused by staff shortages. A third jobs fair is being held on Thursday, June 9, to advertise around 150 jobs re-available across all the different parts of the busy airport that is often used by passengers from Wales.
It is a bid to fill the positions that have been left after it struggled to recruit to fill the gaps left by Covid and Brexit and some come with a £500 joining bonus. Bristol Airport, like airports across the UK, has struggled to cope with the return of large numbers of people flying off on holiday in 2022 with the relaxation of Covid pandemic travel rules. The airport, baggage handling companies, and airlines have struggled to hire people to fill the jobs that were lost in 2020 when lockdown first hit.
That has led to huge queues at check-in desks, baggage drop sites, and security in the airport with queues out of the door of the terminal becoming a common sight. There have also been problems and delays getting passengers and baggage off planes that have arrived with regular complaints about delays of hours from passengers who have already landed. Airlines themselves have struggled to fulfil all the flights they have schedules, especially easyJet, with cancellations a daily norm now. Follow live updates here.
