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British airways has been forced to cancel 72 flights today affecting around 10,000 passengers as security guards at Heathrow Airport start a 10-day strike in a row over pay.

Stoppage by 1,400 members of Unite union mainly affects Terminal 5 and is due to last until Easter Sunday

Around 1400 London Heathrow Airport security guards, including British Airways guards, will go on strike today for 10 days ending on Easter Sunday,…

After last-minute talks with terminal 5 security staff broke down, the strike promised to cause chaos to Easter travellers

Only Terminal 5 voted to go on strike

Starting from today, the Unite union says the strikes will cause 'severe delays and disruption', but the airport says 1,000 extra staff have been drafted in to support passengers

Passengers had been warned of potential disruption as 1,400 members of Unite union take industrial action

A family have had to fork out £500 for a Heathrow hotel after their dream trip to Disneyland with British Airways was cancelled due to strikes which have caused travel chaos (pictured).

Strikes at Heathrow Airport commenced today, after a failed last-ditch attempt to resolve pay dispute in talks yesterday.

British Airways has said it expects to cancel up to 32 flights a day as a result of the action