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TUC and Heathrow call on Sunak for ‘survival support’ for UK aviation

Move follows accusations chancellor is failing to understand sector’s role and provide promised help

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The Trades Union Congress and Heathrow have called on the government to cover UK airports’ operating costs while travel bans are in place, and to extend the furlough scheme for as long as public health measures affect aviation, in a joint call for “survival support”.

They said the demand for financial help and other measures were a matter of survival for businesses in the sector, after a budget in which Heathrow accused the chancellor of ignoring aviation and failing to understand the sector’s role.

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