Workers employed by Aviation Fuel Services will walk out on Thursday and down tools until Sunday.
Unite union said the industrial action would "cause delays to hundreds of flights", claiming AFS workers were responsible for refuelling half of the non-British Airways traffic at Heathrow.
It is understood contingency measures include getting planes flying into Heathrow to carry additional fuel or having departing flights refuel at destinations. Using alternative fuel suppliers is another option.Queues, delays and cancellations frustrated many thousands of travellers at Easter Prices are currently rising at the fastest pace for 40 years, prompting many unions and workers in the UK to ask for pay increases.
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