as sickness absence there are vacancies. so you have recruitment problems. luton airport, at the moment, 400 job vacancies. that includesjobs in moment, 400 job vacancies. that includes jobs in security, firefighters, check in, hospitality, all sorts of different roles. before the pandemic there were 9500 working at luton airport. that combines to make a rather grim experience for what should be a pleasurable start to the holiday for so many. studio: do they know how long these delays will last? they are expecting it could last six weeks, up to two macro months. people are advised to leave extra time. we are always told to leave plenty of time to get through check in and security but leave more time at the moment. you might think
enough. the speed and the scale of recovery has caught enough. the speed and the scale of recovery has caught us, enough. the speed and the scale of recovery has caught us, and - enough. the speed and the scale of recovery has caught us, and it - enough. the speed and the scale of recovery has caught us, and it has l recovery has caught us, and it has meant that we are short staffed at the moment. it has meant that there is a number of weeks without our processes need to catch up, our recruitment processes, but we are confident that in a matter of weeks we will be in that position. i think we will be in that position. i think we are going to have instances of queues over the next four to six weeks, but as i said, there will be lots of people will get through in five or ten minutes, they will be, the majority will get through in 30 to 40 minutes. to 40 minutes. airport say covid documentation to 40 minutes. airport say covid documentation checks to 40 minutes. airport say covid
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the speed and the scale of recovery has caught us, and it has meant that we are short staffed at the moment. it has meant that there is a number of weeks where our processes need to catch up, our recruitment processes. but again, we re confident that in a matter of weeks we will be in that position. i think we re going to have instances of queues over the next four to six weeks. but as i said, you know, there will be lots of people will get through in five or ten minutes. there will be the majority will get through in 30 or a0 minutes. airports say covid documentation checks are also adding to delays. a specialist recruiter near gatwick airport said huge hiring drives were under way ahead of the summer, but filling roles, including baggage handlers, has been a challenge. we have had a large volume of people who have taken the decision to stay in the employment that they found after they were made redundant. i think that they feel that that may be a little bit more stable,
line for ongoing work. and minor delays on the circle line. onto the weather now with sara thornton. good morning. a bit of a mixed start this morning because we have high cloud around for some of us and some thicker cloud trying to push in from the south and west at the moment, so bumping in the further south you are and there is a little bit of rain around, as well. but it is sunshine and showers for the day today. a lighter wind than yesterday, but it is a cool northerly wind. it will feel quite chilly and the showers could have hail and thunder mixed in. they clear away through tonight and then into tomorrow morning, light winds, cold air above us and clear sky as well. that will allow us to see our temperatures really fall away. so a touch of frost for some of us tomorrow morning. certainly a chilly start for all. we have cold air with us at the moment and that is because of