UNITE confirmed today that summer strikes will go ahead at Glasgow airport later this month, as a dispute over pay escalates.

Staff including engineers and managers will walk out for 48 hours from July 24, after they rejected a 4 per cent pay deal.

Unite industrial officer Pat McIlvogue said: “Glasgow Airport Limited is making the lowest pay offer despite it being the most profitable company at the airport.

“It is the only company escalating a dispute and they seem to be spoiling for a fight rather than trying to resolve it.”

A spokesman for the airport’s parent company AGS said: “We have been in talks with Unite since March, during which time we have made several improved and fair offers against a backdrop of a challenging operating environment.

“Despite reaching agreement with 80 per cent of our staff across AGS Airports over pay, our offer has been rejected by 75 members of staff at Glasgow airport who, through Unite, have informed us they wish to embark on strike action.”