Scots passengers are to face disruption due to a forthcoming strike by security guards at London Heathrow Airport over Easter.
Members of the Unite union will walk out for 10 days from Friday in a dispute over pay after talks to avert the action failed last week.
The cancellations fall on short-haul routes, with travel expert Simon Calder reporting that domestic destinations such as Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow are seeing cancellations.Heathrow said it was putting “contingency plans” in place and drafting 1,000 extra staff – as well as its management team – into terminals to help passengers during the Easter getaway.
“We’ve apologised to customers whose travel plans have been affected and have offered them a range of options, including rebooking on to a new flight with us or another airline, or requesting a full refund. A Heathrow spokesman said: “We will not let these unnecessary strikes impact the hard-earned holidays of our passengers.“We are deploying 1,000 additional colleagues and the entire management team, who will be in the terminals providing assistance to passengers over the busy Easter getaway.
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