More than a dozen UK airports will strike this summer as unions threaten “check-in chaos” and “summer of disruption”. According to The Daily Mail, Unite union has warned it will shut down Heathrow, London Stansted and Gatwick for EasyJet passengers. The walkout is likely to happen mid-August.

British Airways pilots are considering joining the walkout following their rejection for pay inflation.

The airline flies from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle, Newcastle, Inverness, and Edinburgh.

The pilots have previously been offered a 14.5 percent over the past three years.

But they want one that will beat the discredited RPI measure of inflation.

The airline flies from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle, Newcastle, Inverness, and Edinburgh.

The pilots have previously been offered a 14.5 percent over the past three years.

But they want one that will beat the discredited RPI measure of inflation.

Tory MP, Chris Philip, hit out at the strikes and who they are targeting.

He told The Daily Mail: “Unions have explicitly threatened to cause chaos which shows this is little more than old school intimidation straight out of the 1970s playbook.

“Unions appear to be cynically targeting hard working families trying to get away for their summer holidays.

“Strikes should only ever be a last resort in exceptional circumstances – not happening across the board like this.”

Unite regional officer Mark Barter added: “There is no getting away from it: these 17 days of strike action will cause severe disruption to thousands of Easyjet passengers using Stansted for their summer holidays.”

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has tried to persuade unions to not go ahead with the strikes.

He said: “Whatever the rights and wrongs of the dispute, there can’t be any justification for actively trying to disrupt people’s summer holidays at such a busy time of the year.”

Up to 4,000 workers will be walking out of Heathrow at the beginning of the holiday, the paper reported.

However, EasyJet has prepared contingency plans for the strikes and minimise its impact.

Heathrow Airport also has contingency measures in place to mitigate the impact on passengers.

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