Air traffic control staff to move north
19.12.09
Manchester Airport's 35-year-old air traffic control centre is to close next year, with 180 of its 220 staff moving to Scotland. The move by NATS will see a new £170m centre in Prestwick, Ayrshire, controlling the general airspace. Staff at Manchester Airport's control tower, who monitor take-offs and landings at the hub, will not be affected by the move.
The air traffic control centre currently employs 220 staff, of whom 180 have opted for the move north. The other staff have accepted redundancy or retirement.
Once the move is complete, the NATS centre in Prestwick and its equivalent in Swanwick, Hampshire, will control all of the UK's airspace. A spokesman said the switch would improve the safety of air traffic in the UK.
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