London Heathrow Airport is set to end its daily passenger cap in October, giving airlines the chance to satisfy customer demands. The daily passenger limit has been in place since July to reduce the disruption brought on as a result of staff shortages.
Following orders from EU regulators to stop selling tickets to Heathrow in July, several airlines, notably Etihad and Emirates, were forced to reduce their flight schedules.
At first, Emirates resisted reducing capacity
because it would negatively affect too many customers. However, the airline
eventually agreed to suspend ticket sales for flights until mid-August and made
"capacity adjustments" on flights to London Heathrow to
"help ease operational pressures at the airport."
According to a spokeswoman at Heathrow, the cap
was scheduled to expire in late October. "We took necessary action in July
to introduce a temporary capacity cap, which has since been extended through to
the end of October."
"This cap resulted in fewer last-minute
cancellations, better punctuality, and shorter waits for bags. Our focus has
always been on removing the cap as quickly as possible, but we will only do so
if we are confident that adding in more passengers will not erode the service
levels that the cap has secured. "
"We will continue working with our airline partner ahead of the winter season to ensure a smooth operation for our
passengers."
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