Passengers flying from London’s Heathrow airport face potential disruption over the Easter holiday after security staff began a strike in a row over pay.
More than 1,400 members of the Unite union began 10 days of industrial action on Friday after last-ditch talks to find a deal broke down. The strike will run until Easter Sunday on April 9, taking in one of the busiest travelling periods of the year.
The strike is the latest action to hit the aviation industry in recent months, and follows a series of walkouts by Border Force officials at immigration. Officials at the UK’s Passport Office have also launched a five-week strike starting on April 3.