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Gatwick baggage screeners to walk out over August bank holiday weekend

Air
James Chapple
13 August 2025

Baggage screeners at Gatwick airport are set to walk out over the busy August bank holiday weekend in a dispute over pay.

The action will bookend the August bank holiday weekend (Credit: iStock / Andy Soloman)

Strikes by workers employed at Gatwick by ICTS will bookend the getaway, with action planned for 22-26 August and 29 August to 2 September.


The Unite union, which represents ICTS workers at Gatwick, said all flights would face disruption, and warned the action would intensify if the dispute wasn’t resolved.

Update: Baggage screeners call off pre-bank holiday strike action