The European ground handling sector has been facing incredible difficulties resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. A year on since the virus was detected in Europe for the first time, only around 40 per cent of European based ground staff are believed to be at work. The ETF calls for immediate financial support to the airports and ground handling service providers in Europe to protect air safety and the workers’ health and safety and wellbeing together with the necessary retention of their jobs and salaries.

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