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Border Force strikes ‘to affect up to 1.8 million passengers’

Operators
Gary Noakes
22 December 2022

Almost 1.8 million air passengers could be affected by Border Force strikes over the festive period, an aviation analytics specialist has suggested.

Border Force staff are considering more strikes this summer (Credit: iStock)

Travellers to the UK will soon need to register online prior to travel (Credit: iStock)

Cirium estimates that between 23-26 and 28-31 December, the airports affected by industrial action are scheduled to see a total of 8,910 arrivals – equating to 1,789,448 seats.
 
Friday 23 December will be the busiest day for arriving flights at Birmingham, Glasgow and Gatwick, while Friday 30 December will be the busiest at Manchester, Cirium estimates.

In total, Heathrow is set to see a maximum of 915,365 arriving passengers during the strike days, with Gatwick 421,745 and Manchester 265,847.

Border Force chief operating officer Steve Dann has warned some airports may have to close during the dispute despite Army and civil service personnel being drafted in.