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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

Heathrow passengers warned of ‘disruption, delays and potential cancellations’ as 72 hour strike is called

Simon Calder

Passengers flying from London Heathrow airport on some airlines between 16 and 18 December have been warned to to expect “disruption, delays and potentially cancellations” after another strike by Menzies ground handlers was called by the Unite union.

The 72-hour stoppage by 350 workers is due to begin at 4am on Friday 16 December, as part of a pay dispute. The union says a flat-rate increase offered by Menzies “amounts to a real terms pay cut”.

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