Air Passengers to Be Offered Spiritual Solace

Chaplains are set to make regular visits to a Westcountry airport to offer spiritual guidance to passengers and staff.

The airport’s new initiative will bring the Reverends John Eyles and Gary Birch and Pastor Ian Huxham into the Exeter airport on a regular basis.

An airport spokesman said: "They will provide solace and counselling to staff on work issues or those from the home environment. They will also be on hand for many departures, a time that may be stressful for some passengers awaiting their flight."

Its human resources manager Jacqui Cousins said: "We hope that our staff will take up the opportunity to talk in confidence with the chaplains who are specially trained to handle a variety of topics."

The chaplains will represent the Christian churches of the area but will not be advocates of any one denomination.

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