At Vienna Airport, uncertainty is growing for numerous employees of the previous ground handler AAS. The newly established provider Joint Sky Services had announced plans to take over the workforce. However, according to those affected and the company management, a legally binding agreement is still not in place.

AAS has therefore begun with the first dismissals. More could follow. According to the report, several hundred employees are affected.

Already at the end of August, AAS had preemptively registered the entire staff for dismissal with the AMS. The reason was that at that time there was no binding commitment from Joint Sky Services for the takeover.

In early September, the situation initially seemed to ease. Joint Sky Services had announced via APA that it would commission AAS as a subcontractor in the future. For the passage employees, as much as possible should remain unchanged – including the takeover of rights and previous service periods.

But according to AAS, a written and legally binding confirmation is still missing. The planned change in ground handling is already set to take place on October 25, 2026. This leaves the employees only a few weeks to gain clarity about their future professional situation.

The works council chairwoman confirms to Austrian Wings the strong uncertainty among the employees. Particularly problematic, she says, is that many still do not know if and under what conditions they will continue to be employed.

AAS CEO Dieter R. Streuli also confirmed that there is currently no legally binding confirmation regarding a business transfer or the takeover of existing personnel.

The AAS works council criticizes the lack of legal clarity. According to the works council, previous changes in ground handling at Vienna Airport were more transparent and proceeded without comparable problems. Mentioned are the previous transitions from Austroport to Fraport, then to Celebi, and finally to AAS.

The current situation has been occupying the workforce for months.

According to the information available so far, AAS has already begun layoffs. This increases the time pressure for the employees even further.

At the same time, it remains unclear how many employees will actually be taken over by Joint Sky Services and under what specific conditions this would occur. According to the report at hand, there is currently no binding written commitment.

(Red)

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