London : Air passengers have been warned to brace for disruption at major UK airports on Friday as hundreds of border force staff walk out.
More than 1,000 passport control workers who are members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will strike over a dispute about pay.
The strikes will affect Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff and Glasgow airports between Friday and next Monday and again from December 28 to 31.
Thousands of flights will land at the airports on those strike days, affecting up to 2 million passengers.
Friday’s strike will be the culmination of a week of protest action across the UK, with nurses, ambulance drivers, postal, rail and bus workers all set to walk out over disputes about pay.
Airport officials are said to be most concerned about the second wave of action after Christmas, which has the potential to affect returning holidaymakers.
