Expanding aircraft capacity at Gatwick has the potential to support good, unionised jobs in the aviation sector

Rachel Curley, Deputy General Secretary of Prospect union, responding to the announcement of a new runway at Gatwick, said:

“Expanding aircraft capacity at Gatwick has the potential to support good, unionised jobs in the aviation sector, as well as make sure that UK economy has the connectivity it needs to our trading partners across Europe and further afield.

“Lack of airport capacity in the southeast of England leads to a lack of resilience for our transport system, something expansion can and must address.

“More infrastructure capacity must be backed up by employers, governments and unions working together to deliver the skilled workers that will be critical too.”