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Scottish airports hit by air traffic control strikes

Air
James Chapple
24 July 2019

Three-day strike action by Scottish air traffic control staff has hit thousands of passengers’ summer travel plans.

The Scottish government will provide £3.5 million in grants for outbound travel agents

Air traffic controllers, employed by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial), are in dispute with the airport operator over pay.


The BBC reports as many as 5,000 passengers are likely to have been affected by three 24-hour strikes this week (21-23 July).


Hial managing director Inglis Lyon has apologised for the disruption. “We deeply regret the inconvenience to passengers affected by this strike action,” he said in a statement.