Heathrow ‘operating as normal’ as 10-day strike by security staff begins

Stoppage by 1,400 members of Unite union mainly affects Terminal 5 and is due to last until Easter Sunday

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Heathrow airport has said it is “operating as normal” as the first of 10 days of strikes by security staff got under way at the start of the Easter holiday period.

Passengers have been warned of potential disruption, with 1,400 members of the Unite union taking industrial action over pay. However, Heathrow’s chief executive, John Holland-Kaye, said passengers who were due to travel on Friday would get away.