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The workers are reportedly from airside transport, ground handling and the airport&#8217;s cargo team, impacting Terminals 2, 3 and 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The staff are striking for increase of pay, and the general secretary of Unite, Sharon Graham, supports the decision stating that the staff \u201care simply seeking a decent pay rise\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cOur members at Dnata and Menzies undertake highly challenging roles and are simply seeking a decent pay rise. Both companies are highly profitable and can fully afford to make a fair pay increase.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniteSharon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UniteSharon<\/a> 1\/2<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jhJnjxgWDM\">https:\/\/t.co\/jhJnjxgWDM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Unite the union: join a union (@unitetheunion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unitetheunion\/status\/1588472635343659009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Extra flights were scheduled by Qatar Airways to prepare for the expected influx in travellers for the World Cup, starting on 20 November; football fans are likely to be seriously affected by the\u00a0strikes. 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