Unite’s claims of widespread travel disruption did not eventuate thanks to Menzies’ robust contingency plans and the support of key stakeholders.
Menzies provided ground services to 407 flights fromearly Friday morning to Sunday night with 97% departing on time.
There were no flight cancellations attributable to Menzies. Notably, this was during a weekend of increased passengers traveling from Heathrow ahead of the FIFA World Cup kicking off in Qatar yesterday.
Philipp Joeinig, CEO, Menzies Aviation, said: “I’m proud of our team at Heathrow Airport for going above and beyond over the past three days to provide a seamless service to our airline customers and their passengers during unnecessary strike action. We were well prepared and worked closely with key partners to ensure minimal impact to our operations.
“Unite’s claims of widespread disruption were nothing more than scaremongering. I urge them to stop being obstructive and enter into meaningful discussions instead of delaying the process when our employees need the pay increase now.”
