Not really in the UK. There wasn't any special package for airports/airlines, just the standard furlough scheme. Plus the international travel restrictions were absolutely ridiculous and literally changing day to day (for absolutely no benefit, as nowhere in Europe was running zero covid, so it literally may have saved a few days of virus growth).
For most sectors yes it was. For airlines and airports it wasn't as helpful, as the sector had very low demand throughout the whole pandemic, minus a couple of 'false start' months.
Compare this to busses and trains who got furlough PLUS a very generous package to cover nearly all of their running costs.
You seem to be talking about aid paid to companies.
The furlough scheme allowed companies to keep employees without having to pay them (they were paid by government). If airlines and airports were so short-sighted to still layoff plenty of staff then they should now be made to bear the full cost.
Furlough wasn't no cost though for companies. There were many months where you had to pay at least employers NI (which is not trivial when you are getting little to no revenue), and often a signifcant contribution of the salary too.
There really wasn't an option for many airlines and airports to continue furloughing everyone, they simply didn't have the cash to do so.
Ryanair did have the cash and they didn't lay anyone off to my knowledge - and hence are having way better performance than nearly anyone else in Europe (they also have their own airport ground crews at many airports).
