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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
Rory Cassidy & Sian Traynor

Scottish oil workers fear being stranded on rig for Christmas as flights scrapped

Scottish offshore workers have shared their concerns they will be stuck on their rigs for Christmas after flights were allegedly cancelled by their company.

Hundreds of employees currently out in the North Sea may be forced to spend December 25 at work after their journey home was said to be cancelled due to bad weather.

Claiming their employer scrapped the flights and failed to reschedule them, the Record reports that workers are now threatening to protest unless new helicopters are organised.

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