HEATHROW Airport passengers will avoid strike action today with scheduled flights for airlines including British Airways continuing to fly.
The airport originally worked with airlines to cancel 177 flights that were due to fly to and from the airport today.
However, after the strike action planned for Monday was suspended at the last minute on Sunday, several airlines have reinstated their flights.
British Airways has confirmed that all flights will be reinstated this morning and flights for most other airlines are scheduled to go ahead.
Virgin Atlantic passengers are still being diverted from London Heathrow to London Gatwick, according to the BBC, with four flights to the US cancelled on Tuesday.
And United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and Lufthansa have cancelled a number of routes to Europe and the US.
An Emirates spokesperson told Khaleej Times that the 11:25am flight from London Heathrow to Dubai will fly from Birmingham Airport instead.
Delays are still to be expected at security with Heathrow Airport warning passengers to arrive two hours before their flight if travelling to the UK or Europe.
All other passengers should arrive at least three hours before departure.
Cancelled flights on Monday
Departures
- 6am Air Swiss to Zurich
- 7:25am Lufthansa to Munich
- 8am British Airways to Doha
- 8:40am United Airlines to Zurich
- 8:55am United Airlines to Geneva
- 9am Virgin Atlantic to New York
- 9:10am United Airlines to Stuttgart
- 10:05am British Airways to Vienna
- 11:30am Lufthansa to Frankfurt
- 12:10pm United Airlines to Duesseldorf
- 1:15pm Air Canada to Mumbai
- 1:30pm Virgin Atlantic to New York
- 1:45pm United Airlines to Lisbon
- 2:35pm United Airlines to Stuttgart
- 2:50pm United Airlines to Hamburg
- 3:50pm Virgin Atlantic to Paris
- 4pm British Airways to Doha
- 4:05pm Virgin Atlantic to New York
- 5:15pm British Airways to Los Angeles
- 5:15pm Aeroflot to Moscow
- 5:50pm Lufthansa to Munich
- 8:10pm Virgin Atlantic to Boston
- 10:20pm American Airlines to Tel Aviv
Arrivals
- 7:20am Virgin Atlantic from New York
- 7:45am British Airways from Philadelphia
- 8:45am Virgin Atlantic from New York
- 9:20am Virgin Atlantic from Atlanta
- 10:20am British Airways from Boston
- 11:30am Air Canada from Mumbai
- 2:10pm British Airways from Doha
- 2:25pm British Airways from Los Angeles
- 4pm Aeroflot from Moscow
- 8:45pm El Al from Tel Aviv
Cancelled flights on Tuesday
Departures
- 9am Virgin Atlantic to New York
- 1:30pm Virgin Atlantic to New York
- 2:05pm British Airways to Doha
- 4:05pm Virgin Atlantic to New York
- 8:10pm Virgin Atlantic to Boston
Arrivals
- 6:25am Virgin Atlantic from New York
- 7:20am Virgin Atlantic from New York
- 10:05am Virgin Atlantic from New York
- 1:15pm British Airways from Doha
- 7:50pm Virgin Atlantic from Boston
However, the strike tomorrow could still go ahead.
A Heathrow spokesperson said: "Unite have chosen to postpone their strike action today. Strike action on Tuesday 6 August is still scheduled to go ahead.
"We are continuing talks with Unite today and we remain hopeful that we can find a resolution and stop this disruptive and unnecessary threat of strike action.
"We regret that passengers have been inconvenienced by this and urge them to contact their airline for up to date information on the status of their service."
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