LONDON — British Airways said Tuesday that it’s suspending sales of short\u002Dhaul flights from London’s Heathrow Airport for about a week, a response to the…
The suspension applies to new bookings to domestic U.K. and European destinations departing from Heathrow, Britain’s busiest airport, until Monday.
The airline said it was taking action after Heathrow capped daily departing passenger numbers at 100,000 until Sept. 11. The airport asked airlines to stop selling tickets and cut flights, stirring criticism.Advertisement 3We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Passenger traffic at European airports has boomed after two years of pandemic travel restrictions, but airports and airlines haven’t been able to keep up because they laid off many thousands of staff amid the depths of COVID-19.
Heathrow has been the frequent scene of travel mayhem this summer, with long lines for security and technical glitches with the baggage system that resulted in huge piles of lost and unclaimed luggage.Article content British Airways had initially responded to Heathrow’s passenger cap by canceling 10,300 flights until October. The airline’s owner, International Consolidated Airlines Group, last week reported quarterly profit of 293 million euros , its first profit since the pandemic began, citing a strong recovery in demand.
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