SINGAPORE, May 28 (Bloomberg): As border curbs and mandatory quarantines fall away, a fresh challenge is emerging for global aviation — rehiring staff fast enough to cope with a rebound in air travel that is already straining the industry.
Singapore, which has flung open its borders again, is hosting a two-day job fair through May 28 targeting everyone from graduates to mid-career professionals and former aviation workers who quit during the Covid crisis. Over 6,600 jobs are available at the country’s airport, often voted the world’s best.
The task is to lure people to work in an industry that’s been decimated by the virus. Job losses and pay cuts hit aviation workers hard, and many have taken up other, less volatile careers.
That’s resulted in a lack of manpower to properly handle the recovery. Sydney Airport has struggled with queues and flight disruptions, while staff shortages at…