The boss of Europe’s largest budget airline has called for the army to be deployed at airports to help ease delays as Grant Shapps rejected calls to loosen visa rules for overseas workers
The transport secretary refused to consider relaxing immigration rules during crisis talks with senior industry figures yesterday amid a staffing crisis that has caused a wave of cancellations and delays.Aviation bosses have complained that the number of prospective European employees has nosedived following Brexit, exacerbating recruitment problems.
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