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Glasgow Airport Jobs Fair attracts 2,400 jobseekers

More than 2,400 jobseekers checked in to this year’s Glasgow Airport Jobs Fair hoping to get their aviation career off to a flying start.

Image courtesy Glasgow Airport

Held at The Holiday Inn, over 35 employers based around the airport’s campus were represented at the event which featured around 1,000 roles.

A diverse range of job opportunities were available across the airport including security, retail, facilities management, catering, ground handling and transportation.

The event has built upon the success of last year’s event also attracting thousands of attendees.

Included in the diverse range of roles were fire service provider FALCK, ground handlers Swissport and Menzies, security specialists ICTS and catering specialists Select Service Partners (SSP).

Airlines Loganair and Jet2 were also in attendance to recruit for a range of positions as well as special assistance providers OCS and facilities management company ABM.

Transport operators McGill’s was also recruiting for a large number of trainee and Public Service Vehicle (PSV) driver positions across their networks. Several of the airport’s retailers including Avolta. Travel agent partners Barrhead Travel and Hays Travel also attended with a wide range of opportunities.



Mark Beveridge (above, centre), Managing Director of Glasgow Airport, said: “We are delighted that our jobs fair was a great success again. This is down to the hard-working team who prepare and organise the event and to all the organisations who get involved.

“As one of the region’s largest employers it was fantastic to see so many people attending finding out more about what opportunities were available for them at Glasgow Airport.

“We have received some great feedback from those involved and we look forward to new staff starting their aviation careers.”

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