Little did they know how overwhelmed they’d be once travel came roaring back. “All airports and airlines are short staffed at the moment,” said Geoff Culbert, the chief executive officer of Sydney Airport, where almost half the 33,000-strong workforce lost their jobs during Covid. The aerodrome is furiously trying to rebuild, but “we’re not as attractive a place to work as before,” he said. Singapore’s Changi Airport is looking for 6,600 workers, from security to catering staff. “Many people have left the aviation sector during the pandemic and found work elsewhere.
