Strike action to affect travellers entering the UK

The Public and Professional Assistance (PCS) union has announced Civil Support industrial motion that will impact Border Pressure products and services.

Border Pressure strike proposed dates and spots

Dates:

• 23 December
• 24 December
• 25 December
• 26 December (until about 7am)
• 28 December
• 29 December
• 30 December
• 31 December (right until about 7am)

Destinations:

• Birmingham Airport
• Cardiff Airport
• Gatwick Airport
• Glasgow Airport
• Heathrow Airport – Terminals 2,3,4 and 5
• Manchester Airport
• Port of Newhaven

Our selection just one precedence is to keep our borders secure and safe for all travellers, and we will under no circumstances compromise on this.

Armed service personnel, civil servants and volunteers from throughout government are currently being educated to help Border Drive at airports and ports across the United kingdom in the function of probable strike motion. Border Drive are all set to deploy resource to meet critical demand from customers and help flow travellers through the border, nevertheless these coming into the British isles should be organized for possible disruption.

Border Force and the journey field operate with each other incredibly carefully at a community and national degree to agree designs for pressures whilst holding the public safe and sound.

Suggestions for travellers

Those who are thanks to journey into the Uk during the proposed industrial motion ought to be geared up to facial area for a longer period hold out times at British isles border regulate.

All passengers need to verify the most recent advice from their operators ahead of travelling.

Remember to be individual and respect officers who are performing to maintain our citizens risk-free and border secure, and supporting travellers throughout the strike action.

We motivate all passengers suitable to use eGates to do so.

Remember to respect personnel as we attempt and get you by the border as promptly and safely as attainable. All forms of abuse and any inappropriate conduct will be documented to the United kingdom police.

Flights – affect of industrial motion

We will work with operators and ports to comprehend the impression of industrial action on inbound flights.

Passengers travelling into the British isles throughout strikes should really check out with their airways for the hottest travel information and guidance.

Border hold out moments

As you’d count on, exact queue time info can get some time to get and test, having said that if you are travelling during the proposed strike dates be geared up for lengthier hold out situations.

There are multiple factors that may well impact wait around times such as an raise in passenger quantities, flight delays and flight bunching. Weather conditions delays, and other advert hoc incidents, can also influence border handle queues.

We advise travellers to verify with vacation agents, tour operators, and airways/carriers prior to travelling, to verify if the proposed strike action will have an affect on your journey.

Passengers can also look at airport internet sites in advance of travelling to stay up to day with the most up-to-date information and facts linked to journey or possible delays brought on by strike action.

What we are carrying out to keep away from disruption and queues at the border throughout the strike motion

We proceed to perform carefully with port operators and airways to minimise disruption and delays at the border in the course of any industrial motion.

Border Drive and the vacation business work jointly incredibly carefully at a local and national level and have common conferences to concur options for pressures when retaining the community harmless.

Try to remember:

• there are often a couple issues that may impact wait situations including an raise in passenger figures, flights delays and flight bunching
• you should really look at the most current assistance from your operators ahead of travelling