And because Jersey Post staff would not cross picket lines, the mail was not collected after the aircraft landed at 5.30 am.
Other workers, including Servisair baggage handlers, would not work during the four-hour strike, which started at 5 am, but that did not stop flights arriving and the newspapers were handled normally.
There was a peaceful picket by workers employed by UK company G4S Aviation Security and staff gathered in groups at a variety of places around the approaches to the Airport.
There was also a heavy States police presence, with both uniformed and plain-clothes officers keeping an eye out for any trouble.
