After two years of heavy travel restrictions due to the Coronavirus pandemic thousands of Brits have been jetting off on holiday so far this year. With the increase in demand many airports across the country have been experiencing huge staffing issues leading to cancelled flights and long delays.
Now many airport workers are claiming to have suffered hate-filled physical and/or verbal abuse during their shifts in the ongoing crisis. The GMB union conducted a poll of hundreds of its members including check-in staff, baggage handlers, security workers and cabin crew.
The poll has shown that two thirds of aviation workers say that the abuse they have received has had a detrimental impact on their mental health. Works have also described being spat at and suffering homophobic abuse from frustrated travellers during this time reports Wales Online.
