In a way it is important as Heathrow Airport offers approximately 172,000 direct jobs and 50,000 for construction which makes the busiest international passenger hub in the world. Unemployment has massively increased and it is estimated that if within the aviation sector developments do not go ahead more than 20,000 direct jobs will be lost. Regardless of employment Heathrow Airport is having a negative impact in the local community, further expansion plans could make everyday life for local people excruciating by rising noise levels.
 
:D Hi evelyn.
In my opinion i think that Heathrow can contribute to the generation of employment. Because as an organisation they need to employ people to be part of their workforce one example of this are check-in or general ground staff. These are all positions that people can apply to work at. If an expansion takes place (like adding a new terminal) at the airport then it will create more jobs for people to apply for. The new terminal will need check-in staff and more security staff. As well as creating jobs after the expansion has taken place. Jobs can also be created when the organisation wants to build the terminal so they will need people with other skills such as builders or engineers to take part in the expansion. However there can also be bad things for people working at places like check-ins as the renovation could bring about new technology such as electronic check-ins which could mean several workers will lose their jobs as they will be replaced by technology and in the future there could also be other jobs lost to technology such as baggage handling.
Hope this helped. Good luck. :hatsoff:
 
I believe Heathrow has generated employment to the area and will continue to employ staff in certain areas of the airport, for example, waiters, contractors etc, but I also believe airlines will cut employers due to technology development. The technology offers travellers to experience with everything done by “self;” check-in, bag tagging, document scanning, flight rebooking, boarding and bag recovery.

It was pointed out that gaps remain where human interaction remains necessary like at security and immigration & customs, and of course not everyone has bought into many of the newest abilities like self-bag tagging or self-boarding gates. But It’s right around the corner, also our mobile devices will become a critical part of this future with 3D bar codes scanned from our phones needed to use some of these devices. The first encounter I have flying domestically with an airline agent is when my boarding pass is scanned at the gate when I get on the plane.
 
Hi jean, i understand what you say but however the NCR & ATW survey quoted that 73 percent of respondents “said they would be more likely to choose a travel provider that offered them greater control over managing their entire travel experience through self-service.” Count me as one of them. I do believe Heathrow has contribute to the generation of employment with over 200,000 jobs and will continue to employ and generate employment. :)
 
I do agree with the comments that the extra runway will not hold a huge number of long term jobs at Heathrow (BAA employees) once the construction has finished, as stated Airports are installing more and more automated systems and employment is not increasing in conjunction with the increased capacity. Passenger retail and service employment will obviously increase.

However, think of all the jobs the extra flights will create for the UK in general, not just the local area. For example even the bus companies providing transport to the airport will need more drivers and buses if passenger capacity increases. A country can enjoy a higher GDP growth with an excellent transport system and infrastructure.
 
Aviador said:
"There is a theory in the aviation world that for every 1 million passengers that use an airport, around 1000 jobs are created."

< Sounds about right, but I'd like to read a little more information on this, if you have a link to an article or some statistics?

I can only see the expansion of Heathrow as a positive / absolutely necessity. The Aviation industry is one sector that is absolutely booming despite the troubled economic climate, we should be capitalising on this! As mentioned by r@phy93 we're not just talking about specialist ATC or Engineering jobs, Airports have massive commercial and entertainment programmes which require a diverse range of skills and experience to deliver - skills and experience which jobseekers in the local area and across the UK will be all to willing to supply.

I think a new runway at Heathrow is a happy compromise to the proposed airport in the Thames Eastuary, which is receiving far too much heated opposition at present. I think any development at Heathrow should be at the top of the UK's infrastructure agenda.
 
Tyler said:
Aviador said:
"There is a theory in the aviation world that for every 1 million passengers that use an airport, around 1000 jobs are created."

< Sounds about right, but I'd like to read a little more information on this, if you have a link to an article or some statistics.

The statistic or theory comes from the Airports Council International but it is frequently used by airports and airlines in their own statistics. Here is a Ryanair example. The Ryanair PDF says the figure is lower now at 950 per 1 million passengers compared with when the study was originally carried out back in 1998. This is probably because of the introduction of technology or "cost saving measures implemented by airports" as Ryanair puts it.
 
Yes. Heathrow plays a critical role in ensuring that the UK competes effectively in the global marketplace. The expansion will give numerous benefits such as: As an island nation, the air links are vital to the UK's economic success (More connecting flights = more staff required). Aviation contributes £11 billion a year to the UK economy and supports 700,000 jobs.The airport supports over 100,000 jobs directly or indirectly i.e travel agents, hotel, restaurants, local shops, etc. For example, British Airways provides an estimated 32,000 jobs in the Heathrow area. If Heathrow expands, more jobs will be created by each airline. A third runway would generate £7 billion per year in national economic benefits. Also, without expansion, UK businesses dependent on reaching global customers may consider relocating abroad. Heathrow expansion is important to UK in terms of economic and social benefits.
 
I believe Heathrow is an important economic asset to the UK. The airport not only generates employment itself, but also encourages and guarantees substantial investment to be made domestically by investors. It is essential for the UK to establish direct links to emerging economies (China, India, etc) and that because the UK’s hub airport at Heathrow is full, Britain is missing out on opportunities for trade and falling behind European competitors. A recent report has concluded that the lack of direct flights to emerging economies may already be costing the economy £1.2 billion a year as trade goes to better-connected competitors. The value of this missed opportunity to the UK economy over the next 10 years could total £14 billion.
 
[textarea]Heathrow Olympics fears raised

Heathrow Airport may struggle to cope with extra passengers arriving during the Olympics, the BBC reports that MPs have warned. Culture Select Committee chairman John Whittingdale said not enough thought seemed to have been given to ways of coping with long queues at immigration, adding the UK Border Agency had suggested it had insufficient money to open all of its passport stations. The now separate Border Force said it was ‘well-prepared... with additional staff available for busy periods’.

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Mr Whittingdale outlined the committee's concerns in a letter to Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Jeremy Hunt. He said two members had attended a briefing by Heathrow operator BAA and gathered that it saw the departure of large numbers of spectators and athletes at the end of the Games as the biggest challenge. But he said the MPs ‘did not leave the briefing confident that Heathrow was ready to cope with the arrival of a huge number of competitors, Olympic family and visiting tourists in timely fashion’.

A spokesman for Border Force said it would ‘not compromise on border security’ and was ‘working with BAA to ensure that we are ready to deal with extra passengers’.

For more information on this airport news story visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17682524[/textarea]
 
Hi flyinggruben and welcome to Forums4airports, unfortunately I don't have an account with the FT can you shed any light?
 
[textarea]Heathrow hires high-wire team to change tens of thousands of 'out of reach' light bulbs

Heathrow Airport is calling in a team of high-wire artists to replace tens of thousands of out-of-reach light bulbs at Terminal 5.

The departures concourse of the futuristic terminal has grown steadily darker since it opened in 2008 as maintenance staff are unable to reach blown bulbs fitted in the high ceiling of the departures concourse.

News website Exaro obtained a copy of an e-mail sent to staff by a senior manager confirming none has been replaced in more than five years.

Vicki O'Brien, head of Heathrow customer service at British Airways, sent an email to staff to say that all the light bulbs are to be changed by high-wire artists.

Read more: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/h ... 61562.html[/textarea]
 
London Heathrow Airport served 5.8 million passengers in March 2014, down 2.8% from the corresponding period in 2013. The number of seats per aircraft increased 1.9%, while load factors decreased 3.6 percentage points to 72.2%, compared to last year.

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congestion charge.
There is talk around lhw about a congestion charge implemented.It will be a similar one that is around about london. It said that its being brought in to deter drop off/pick up pax.
Im sure if it does come in to force it will not be a cheap one either.
what ever means to get into the airport it is not a cheap way or option.with public transport.
To me it looks like the airport has got public transport charges covered and now they want a slice of revenue from vehicles.
 
congestion charge.
There is talk around lhw about a congestion charge implemented.It will be a similar one that is around about London. It said that its being brought in to deter drop off/pick up pax.
Im sure if it does come in to force it will not be a cheap one either.
what ever means to get into the airport it is not a cheap way or option.with public transport.
To me it looks like the airport has got public transport charges covered and now they want a slice of revenue from vehicles.

The idea is essentially a way of sugaring the environmental pill for the third runway that LHR wants. It wouldn't happen until 2030 according to the proposals published in the press.

LHR management says that money collected could be put towards major rail, London Underground and road improvements, as well as pay for further sustainable travel initiatives, public transport schemes and community transport improvements.

There would certainly be an outcry if the money was used merely to boost LHR's profits.
 
Hi there - we're a new dedicated news website for the workers, businesses and everyone who LOVES Heathrow Airport. We're keen to hear from people who work at the airport who especially remember Skyport Newspaper? We're a team of journalists who used to work at Skyport back in its heyday and have now created HeathrowBIZ.

We're keen to hear your thoughts? You can email us [email protected] And please visit our website

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I have kind of been involved in Birmingham's history - you can find a bit of it in the Birmingham forum, i was also working within the air transport departments as i explained, but my current interest in LHR is the un necessary doing away with the Queens Building spectator/viewing/and general great day out for all the family.
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