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Travelers passing through London Gatwick Airport (LGW)<\/a> have been told to brace for delays and cancellations ahead of ground handler strikes in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n Around 1,000 staff members at the busy United Kingdom hub will stage walkouts from July 28 to Aug. 1, and then again from Aug. 4 to Aug. 8. The strikes will take place during the beginning of the U.K. school holidays.<\/p>\n Gatwick Airport is expected to operate an average of 441 daily departures during the strike period, according to the aviation analytics company Cirium<\/a>.<\/p>\n Unite the Union<\/a>, which represents the workers involved, said “severe delays, disruption and cancellations” should be expected, affecting flights with several airlines, including British Airways, EasyJet, Ryanair, Tui Airways and Wizz Air.<\/p>\n The wide-reaching strike will involve workers employed by four ground handler companies: ASC Cargo Handling, Menzies Aviation, Gatwick Ground Services and DHL Services Limited.<\/p>\n Related: <\/b>Here’s when European airports and trains are set to strike this summer<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n “Strike action will inevitably cause severe delays, disruption and cancellations across Gatwick’s operations but this dispute is entirely of the companies own making,” Dominic Rothwell, Unite’s regional officer, said. “They have had every opportunity to make our members’ a fair pay offer but have chosen not to do so.”<\/p>\n The union claims to have been negotiating with each company involved since January. Thus far, no agreement has been met to avert the strikes.<\/p>\n Related: <\/b>Tips to avoid travel chaos in Europe this summer<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n