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Passengers unlikely to get refunds if border strikes scupper Christmas flights

Border Force workers that are part of the PCS Union will walk out from airports Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester on eight days over Christmas

Daily Mirror

The Standard View: Talks, not threats, are the way out of strike chaos

The waves of strikes keep coming, with Border Force staff now joining rail workers, nurses, ambulance workers, Royal Mail employees and others in walkouts over pay and conditions.

Evening Standard

Tell us: has your holiday travel been affected by the strikes?

We would like to hear from people who have cancelled their Christmas holidays or travel plans due to the strikes

The Guardian - UK

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Suella Braverman urges people to rethink Christmas holiday flight plans

Home secretary warns of ‘undeniable, serious disruption’ if Border Force strikes go ahead

The Guardian - UK

Home Secretary tells Brits to 'think carefully' about Christmas travel amid border strikes

Home Secretary Suella Braverman suggested people should rethink Christmas travel plans as Border Force, passport and visa staff prepare for walkouts during the festive period

Daily Mirror

‘Think carefully’ before planning foreign travel in strike-hit Christmas, says Braverman

Walkout by Border Force workers will ‘undeniably’ cause delays and cancellations for thousands

The Independent UK

Christmas flight fears as airlines expected to make cancellations ahead of Border Force strike

‘We expect it will be necessary for airlines to cancel some services,’ says Manchester airport

The Independent UK

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How can I travel for my Christmas getaway?

Industrial action will affect many modes of transport over the festive period.

The Independent UK

NHS staff could be banned from striking, says cabinet minister

Government considering whether to curb rights of health workers, says Gillian Keegan

The Independent UK

Christmas travel misery now looms in skies as well as on railways and roads

Britain facing deepening winter of discontent as Border Force staff became latest workers to announce strikes

Evening Standard

Travellers warned of Christmas disruption amid strikes at Manchester Airport

The Home Office advises that immigration and customs checks may take longer during peak times on strike days

Liverpool Echo

Manchester Airport warns passengers of potential flight cancellations and longer immigration queues over Christmas

Christmas and new year, some of the busiest international travel periods, could face major disruption

Manchester Evening News

Immigration staff at busiest UK airports to strike over Christmas

In a dispute over pay, staff in passport booths would walk out on eight days from December 23 to 31, union says.

Al Jazeera

Christmas travel chaos: How Border Force and rail strikes could affect festive travel plans

‘If they go ahead with those strikes there will be undeniable, serious disruption caused to many thousands of people who have holiday plans’ – home secretary, Suella Braverman

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Glasgow Live

Glasgow Airport strikes as Christmas and New Year dates included in Border Force action

Glasgow is one of seven airports that will be affected by the Border Force strikes during the festive season, as the union calls for the Government to come back to the negotiating table.

Wales Online

Christmas travel chaos ahead after airport passport control strikes announced

Series of Border Force walk-outs planned over pay, pensions and jobs

The Independent UK

Airport staff to strike for eight days over Christmas

Customs officials at major airports have voted to strike for eight days over Christmas and New Year.

The Independent UK

Major disruption at Britain’s biggest airports as staff to strike for eight days over Christmas

‘Significant’ delays expected at Heathrow and elsewhere as Border Force staff walk out from 23 December

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Manchester Evening News

Manchester Airport could face Christmas chaos after border staff strikes announced

Public and Commercial Services union released the strike dates for their Border Force, passport and visa staff over the Christmas period in a fight for a 10% pay rise

Evening Standard

Border Force staff to strike at airports including Gatwick and Heathrow over Christmas, PCS union announces

Walk-out affects Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester, Birmingham and Cardiff airports over Christmas

Daily Mirror

Christmas flights face chaos as border strikes announced - see the full dates

Public and Commercial Services union released the strike dates for their Border Force, passport and visa staff over the Christmas period in a fight for a 10% pay rise

The Independent UK

Nurses, trains and Royal Mail: Every strike planned in run up to Christmas

From ambulances to buses and postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action in Britain’s new ‘winter of discontent’

The Independent UK

Border Force strikes: minister confirms army would be brought in but warns ‘there will be disruption’

‘We are now in a position to call significant industrial action,’ say Home Office staff

Wales Online

Thousands of ambulance workers and NHS staff to walk out on strike

Hundreds of troops are on stand-by to cover for ambulance crews, firefighters and Border Force staff as ministers prepare for a wave of strikes across public services in the run-up to Christmas

The Independent UK

Nurses, trains and Royal Mail: Every strike planned in run up to Christmas

From nursing to postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action this winter

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