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SUNDAY 4 AUGUST 2019

Everything you need to know


about the strike


The industrial action could potentially shut down the airport (AFP/Getty)


SIMON CALDER


TRAVEL CORRESPONDENT


The two-day strike at Heathrow involving security guards, firefighters, engineers and other workers starts
at one minute past midnight tomorrow and continues until 11.59pm on Tuesday.


Already, 177 flights have been cancelled – but a big problem is that no one seems to know which they are.
These are the key questions, and the best answers at present.


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