'Reverse brutal attacks on Scottish aviation sector' – union

Launched on Monday (20 July), Unite Scotland said its Save Scotland’s Airports campaign sought to "concentrate the minds of the Scottish and UK governments on the immense pressure the [country’s] civil aviation industry is under".

According to Unite, 1,500 airport and airline workers’ jobs are at risk of redundancy across several of the country’s major airports; the campaign is seeking an extension to the UK’s furlough scheme, which is currently due to end on 31 October – echoing calls from Tui for more government support.

Unite believes wider job losses could run to more than 2,300, and amount to a £90 million economic hit.