Heathrow warns of 'gridlock' from strike action
'Mass cancellations and diversions' forecast by airport
The Associated Press
Posted: Nov 25, 2011 7:55 AM ET
Last Updated: Nov 25, 2011 10:23 AM ET
The owner of London's Heathrow Airport says a nationwide public-sector strike next week threatens to paralyze operations at Europe's busiest airport.
Heathrow's owner is predicting 12-hour delays for arriving passengers because of a Nov. 30 public workers strike. (Associated Press)BAA says there are likely to be 12-hour delays for arriving passengers because the Nov. 30 strike will hit the U.K. border agency's ability to support normal operations.
The airport operator warns of "gridlock" at the airport because delays at immigration are likely to be so long that passengers will need to be held on planes, which would take up aircraft parking slots and lead to "mass cancellations of departing aircraft and diversions outside the U.K."
In a letter written to the airline community and shown to The Associated Press on Friday, BAA urged carriers to reduce load factors on arrivals on Nov. 30.
© The Associated Press, 2011
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