HOLIDAY company TUI has issued a significant update for Brits travelling abroad later this week.
Ahead of “continuous” strike action this week, the holiday provider has reassured passengers travelling from Birmingham Airport.
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Around 100 security officers and terminal technicians from the Unite union are expected to walk out from July 18 in a dispute over pay.
Ahead of the strike action, TUI reassured passengers that contingency plans will be implemented at the West Midlands airport.
As reported by TTG Media, a spokesperson from TUI said: “We have measures in place to minimise disruption for customers as much as possible.
“We would like to reassure our customers that we are working with the airport on contingency plans to make their journey through the airport as smooth as possible.
“We will be in touch directly with our customers with any further information about their flight as soon as possible.”
Further strikes from Unite union members are also set to take place at Gatwick Airport over the school summer holidays.
These prospective strikes will take place between July 28 and August 1, and between August 4 and August 8.
TUI added: “We are currently working with Gatwick to ascertain any potential impact on our customers.
“We would like to reassure our customers that we will be in touch with them directly once we have any further information.”
Earlier this month, Brits were warned of a summer of holiday chaos after industrial strike action was thought to hit a third of all European flights.
Tens of thousands of flights are at risk of being delayed or cancelled after European air traffic controllers said they would walk out – adding to the existing challenges of “high overloads” in traffic.
British holidaymakers will now have to wait to discover whether their trips will be affected, with dates for the strikes to be announced
It comes after British holidaymakers were already warned of a “challenging” summer ahead with “high overloads” of traffic across Europe.
Last summer already saw huge airport delays, cancelled flights, and lost luggage as travellers headed abroad post-Covid.
This year, Eurocontrol said it would experience overloads on most days in key regions and for peak days – especially Fridays and weekends – in tourist hotspots like London, Barcelona, and Athens.
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