Scottish Labour laughably claim 450 ‘high paid’ airport jobs but at only £11k per year, less than one third of the average wage, in an airport with more than 3 000 jobs in the area already saved by the SNP in 2023

The SNP saved Prestwick airport from closure just over 12 years ago, protecting around 3 200 jobs in the airport and in the surrounding area and boosting the local economy by £61 million annually.

https://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/report/the-scottish-government%E2%80%99s-purchase-of-glasgow-prestwick-airport

We’re used to having a wee laugh at Scottish Labour sums but that £5 million won’t go far. 450 jobs, never mind the 60 apprentices? 5 million divided by 450 means only £11 100 for each employee, to cover not only their wages but all of the costs for the employer.

The average wage in Scotland is around £39 000, the media wage is around £31 000 and the minimum wage is around £24 000pa.

Scottish Labour is a tiny thing? Is the genetic pool too small now with resulting collapse in the IQ of members? They keep doing daft things like this.

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3 thoughts on “Scottish Labour laughably claim 450 ‘high paid’ airport jobs but at only £11k per year, less than one third of the average wage, in an airport with more than 3 000 jobs in the area already saved by the SNP in 2023”

  1. it has been a good week for job announcements in Scotland. A total of 2300 including the ones at Prestwick have been announced. Kate Forbes, deputy FM, seems to have played a leading role in getting the jobs.

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  2. Thank you TuS for bringing this to people’s attention. The more idiotic mistakes by Labour exposed, the better.

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  3. Agreed. But when you add on the £15m to be provided by Scottish Government and £40m by Ryanair, the potential for higher paid jobs is there.

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