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Heathrow strikes 'risk 20,000 summer flights and travel's reputation'

Air
James Chapple
7 June 2023

Summer strike action at Heathrow airport could impact more than 20,000 flights, scheduled to provide in excess of 4.4 million seats, and risk causing further damage to travel’s reputation.

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More than 2,000 members of security personnel across Terminals 3 and 5, as well as the airport’s security campus, will walk out over the next three months. The Unite union on Wednesday (7 June) confirmed 31 days of strike action running from late-June (24 June) through to the August bank holiday weekend.