Now the AUA employees in Salzburg have also been hit: According to the union, 20 employees of Austrian Airlines who are busy handling their own aircraft and those of Lufthansa have to fear for their jobs.

Because Salzburg Airport wants to take over this area of ​​responsibility itself in the future. And it comes under the criticism of the union, which does not support this decision. "This is a clear case of a transfer of business," says Michael Huber, managing director of GPA-djp Salzburg. Salzburg Airport is taking over part of its operations and integrating it into its own operations. Thus he also has to take over the employees, demands the employee representatives. 

But the airport is still resisting the inclusion of employees, as stated in the online edition of the ORF called. Quite the opposite: "In difficult and uncertain times of the Covid 19 crisis, the airport has to protect its own handling staff," said the airport management. You cannot keep the Lufthansa subsidiary's workforce without its own employees endanger their professional existence.