Passengers using Gatwick airport were today advised to check in as normal despite another strike by baggage handlers in a long running dispute over workloads and the suspension of a union official.

Hundreds of baggage handlers at Gatwick airport will stage another strike today in a dispute over workloads and the suspension of a union official, with further walkouts being planned.

Hundreds of baggage handlers and maintenance workers at Gatwick Airport are to strike on Saturday in a row over workloads, threatening travel chaos, it was announced today.