Travellers, including many Edinburgh students heading home for winter break, face uncertainty as strikes at Edinburgh Airport threaten to disrupt Christmas plans.
From December 18, North Air fuel tanker drivers at Edinburgh airport will be undergoing 19 days of continual strike action over pay.
NorthAir provides refuelling for many airlines out of Edinburgh, including Emirates and United Airlines.
Emirates runs the only direct flights from Edinburgh to Dubai, and with Edinburgh University exams finishing on the 20 December, travel plans for Emirati students may be disrupted.
The strikes come after employees overwhelmingly rejected a 4.5 per cent increased pay offer from the company.
Workers hope to secure a better offer that sees their pay increase when inflation is taken into account.
Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite the Union, said: “North Air is a highly profitable company that can fully afford to make a fair offer to our members but has refused to do so.”
A spokesperson for North Air told the BBC their offer was above the rate of inflation and had been accepted by colleagues at other locations.
They said they were “disappointed at Unite’s decision to proceed with industrial action at Edinburgh Airport,” but remained “open to discussion,” with the union.
Edinburgh Airport has confirmed it has contingency plans in place to mitigate the impact of the strike action.
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