The threat of a strike by workers at 6 UK airports [Heathrow, Stansted, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Southampton and Aberdeen] has been called off after a late-night agreement was reached over pay.
The Unite union and the airports' operator [BAA] agreed a basis for settlement after a day of talks. Union members at the airports had voted for strike action by 3-1 in a ballot, the results of which were revealed on Thursday.
Unite union national aviation secretary - Brendan Gold - said "We've reached a settlement which we're prepared to present to our members. We'll present a ballot to them in the next couple of days". This process will take another 3 weeks and neither side would reveal details of the offer, but Unite said it was much improved.
The August bank holiday walk-outs would have halted 2,500 flights a day and hit more than 200,000 passengers.
