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MORE airport staff are set to walk out next month, over a disagreement over pay. Around 300 Gatwick staff who work on security screening and passenger services have confirmed the walkout. The walkout is take place across two separate weekends in July.

Both sets of workers, who rejected pay offers, will walkout from July 12-14 to July 19-21. About 300 Gatwick security screeners and passenger services staff will strike over pay next month. The Unite union said the strikes will cause “significant disruption” across both services.



Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “These workers undertake incredibly demanding roles at one of the UK’s busiest airports. They are simply seeking a fair day’s pay.” Further industrial action will be scheduled if the disputes are not resolved.

It's not the only travel chaos currently causing problems for Brits. Dozens of flights have been cancelled to and from the UK due to a shortage in air traffic controllers. Both Ryanair and Wizz Air have been forced to apologise to passengers due to the wave of delays and cancellations.

Ryanair confirmed that 60 flights were cancelled, with another 150 delayed. Ryanair’s Chief Ops Officer Neal McMahon said ATC services were at their "worst levels ever". He added: "These repeated ATC delays and cancellations are unacceptable.

"We apologise to our passengers for these repeated ATC flight delays and flight cancellations, which are deeply regrettable but beyond Ryanair’s control.” And a Wizz.

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