EasyJet to offer summer staff bonus

As airlines struggle to retain and recruit staff, EasyJet will offer a 1,000 bonus at the end of the summer holiday season.

The airline said the payments would acknowledge crews' contributions to what it expects to be a busy summer, with travel at near pre-Covid levels.

British Airways will offer the same amount to new joiners as a golden hello The aviation industry has lost thousands of jobs due to the Pandemic and airports and airlines are racing to recruit staff for months as they plan for a bumper summer. Some have struggled to hire new staff quickly enough.

Some airports, including Manchester and Birmingham, blamed a lack of staff for incidents of long queues, some of which have resulted in passengers missing flights.

EasyJet said last week that it planned to take out the back row of seats on some aircraft so they could fly with three cabin crew instead of four. This would still be in compliance with the CAA's regulations.

The government is going to allow the training of new staff to begin before background checks are completed in an effort to speed up recruitment. The law change is due to come into effect on May 20th.