Speaking to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee on Tuesday (14 June) during an investigation into the causes of recent airport delays, Dee said the industry’s attempts to recruit in the autumn were scuppered by the outbreak of the Omicron variant.
"The lack of certainty over where the industry was going, and when it was going, has been a huge barrier to our own recruitment," she told MPs. "Many airports tried to start recruiting in the autumn, but Omicron hit and we were shut down again.
