The Unite union have said that nearly a thousand workers are set to take eight days of strike action at Gatwick Airport over the summer holidays in a row over pay.

The workers include baggage handlers and ground staff who will strike from Friday 28 July to Tuesday 1 August. And then again from Friday 4 August to Tuesday 8th.

British Airways, EasyJet, Ryanair and Tui are among those airlines that are affected.

A spokesperson for Gatwick said it would “support the airlines affected with their contingency plans, to ensure that as many flights as possible, operate as scheduled”.