With the Covid pandemic came a slowdown followed by a spate of unprecedented layoffs in aviation. However, as capacity returns and a busy summer season looms, acute labour shortages and worker.
Piles of luggage beside baggage belts in airports from Canada to Europe are driving further demand for ground handlers, and adding to summer travel chaos as airlines scramble to bring back workers lost during COVID-19. Once a cost-cutting and outsourcing target for aviation, ground handlers are now being offered raises,…