Flights have been grounded at Dundee Airport resulting from strike motion amid a dispute over pay.
More than 120 members of the Unite union are protesting towards Highlands and Islands Airport Limited (HIAL).
The staff concerned embrace safety workers, baggage handlers, floor crew and people concerned in hearth and rescue and administration.
As properly as Friday, Dundee will shut once more to flights on Monday resulting from additional industrial motion.
The airport welcomes round 20,000 passengers a 12 months.
Walkouts are set to happen throughout all of HIAL’s 11 airports this month.
Barra, Benbecula, Stornoway, Sumburgh and Tiree airports might be closed to flights on 21, 22 and 23 February.
Campbeltown, Dundee, Inverness, Islay and Wick John O’Groats are anticipated to function as regular throughout the identical interval.
At Kirkwall, opening hours might be restricted to 7.15am-1pm for inter-island flights solely.
Unite predicts the motion will affect totally different companies, from mail not getting by means of to offshore staff not with the ability to get to work or return residence.
Sharon Graham, Unite normal secretary, acknowledged: “Let’s be clear that the source of this dispute is due to the inflexibility shown by airport management and the Scottish government to pay these workers what they deserve.
“Unite will totally help our members within the battle for higher jobs, pay and circumstances throughout the Highlands and Islands.”
Shauna Wright, Unite industrial officer, added: “Unite’s industrial motion will now trigger widespread disruption.
“Local communities, workers and businesses should turn their fire on the Scottish government for ignoring these vital workers and allowing this dispute to escalate to a point where airports will now be fully closed.”
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HIAL, a non-public restricted firm, is wholly-owned by the Scottish authorities.
The Unite members rejected a 5% pay provide final 12 months.
Earlier this week, members of a second union at HIAL additionally voted in favour of commercial motion.
Prospect’s poll concerned firefighters and safety workers.
Inglis Lyon, HIAL’s managing director, apologised for the disruption to companies and urged these desiring to journey on the strike dates to contact their airline.
He added: “The enhanced offer we presented maximised the flexibility within the Scottish government’s pay policy.
“However, we stay in dialogue with Transport Scotland [and] the commerce unions in an try and resolve the matter.”
Source: information.sky.com”