Heathrow airport aims for no cancelled flights during strikes

Heathrow airport will do "everything it can" to ensure no flights are cancelled when Border Force staff go on strike over Christmas. Six UK airports are due to be affected by the strike, starting on 23 December, which is over pay, pensions and jobs. Delays in checking the passports of arriving passengers could lead to long queues and even people being held on planes, disrupting later departures. Heathrow insists "the vast majority of travellers will be unaffected". About 1,000 Border Force staff are expected to walk out every day from 23 December to the end of the year, except on 27 December. The affected airports are: Heathrow, Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow and Manchester. This is part of a bitter dispute over pay, pensions and jobs. Military personnel are being trained to step in at airports if required.<br/>