Planned strikes by Stansted Airport check-in staff called off

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Planned strikes by check-in staff at Stansted Airport have been called offafter a new pay deal was accepted.

Members of the Unite union employed by Stobart Aviation had been due to stage a series of walkouts from Friday.

The union said a package accepted by the check-in staff amounted to a 13% pay rise for most of the workforce for the year starting April 2019.