Fifth walkout by airport workers

Previous strikes by Servisair workers have not affected flights

Baggage handlers at Gatwick Airport are staging their fifth strike in a dispute about workloads.

Servisair employees who are members of the Transport and General Workers' Union will man picket lines on roads approaching the airport from 8am.

The previous strikes at the West Sussex airport had no effect on flights and passengers, according to Servisair.

Two 24-hour and two 12-hour walkouts have been held by the handlers in the row over "exhaustive workloads".

Talks broken down

The suspension of a senior steward is also being blamed for the action with another strike planned for Friday.

Managers from Servisair, which employs 600 baggage handlers, have been helping to deal with the luggage during the strikes.

The firm is one of four baggage handling companies at the airport.

Both sides have said they were willing to negotiate but talks have broken down and no further meetings have been scheduled.