By Mohamed Attia
British Airways is to cancel more than 300 flights to and from Heathrow over the Easter holiday period due to strikes by airport security staff.
The airline is axing about 5 per cent of its schedule, with 16 return short-haul flights cancelled daily. It said the majority of affected customers would be booked on to alternative flights within 24 hours or could be fully refunded.
Members of the Unite union voted to strike in a pay dispute with Heathrow, which has offered a 10 per cent rise after years of pay freezes during Covid.
The staff on strike work in the security lanes in Terminal 5, used entering the airport. The strikes will take place between Friday 31 March, and Easter Sunday, 9 April. Exclusively by British Airways, and in campus security, checking all cargo.
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