Twenty airlines are served by Swissport at Heathrow

Union members who work for Swissport UK, which serves 20 airlines at the west London airport, were due to walk out this weekend.

But the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) said on Wednesday it had endorsed a deal and would be recommending acceptance by its members.

Some flights were cancelled during the last walk out on 4 November.

Brendan Gold, TGWU national officer, said a pay deal for this year, backdated to January or April, had been agreed.

Talks about restructuring the company, which says it faces severe problems, will be held separately.

Mr Gold added there will be job cuts, but Swissport has agreed there will be no compulsory redundancies.