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Travellers are being warned to expect severe disruption at Heathrow Airport over Easter, as security guards begin a 10-day strike.
Around 1,400 members of Unite will walk out for ten days in a row over pay.
The union said talks broke down because Heathrow Airport Limited failed to substantially improve its pay offer.
So, when exactly are the strikes at Heathrow? Will your flight be cancelled? What time do you need to get to the airport?
Read on below for everything you need to know about the Heathrow strikes.
Long queues have formed at Heathrow today, as security staff began a ten-day strike in a row over pay
A ten day strike by security guards at Heathrow started today, after last-ditch pay talks were unsuccessful.
This means the strikes will affect travellers and holidaymakers over the Easter weekend, which starts next Friday (7 April).
The strikes will end at 23:59 (GMT) on Easter Sunday, 10 April.
Will my flight be cancelled?British Airways have already cancelled 72 flights today, with more than 10,000 passengers affected.
The strikes involve security officers at Terminal Five, which is used exclusively by British Airways and campus security guards who are responsible for checking all cargo that enters the airport.
Flights operated by British Airways to Aberdeen, Belfast City, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle are seeing cancellations.
Routes to Amsterdam, Nice, Stockholm and Zurich have been cancelled, as well as flights to Athens, Vienna and Palma de Mallorca.
Security guard members of the Unite union on the picket line at Heathrow Airport today
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