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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Gwyn Topham and Geneva Abdul

BA restricts sales for Heathrow short-haul flights for rest of summer

A line of British Airways planes at Heathrow Airport.
British Airways will not sell tickets for short-haul departures from Heathrow before 15 August. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA

British Airways will restrict sales for short-haul flights from Heathrow all summer, with no more tickets for departures before 15 August, in an attempt to head off further disruption and flight cancellations.

The unprecedented move by BA comes in response to the London airport’s cap on passengers, limiting total numbers to 100,000 a day, after staff shortages led to long queues, flight delays and problems with baggage earlier this year.

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