The UK's busiest airport has announced drastic measures that are being implemented as it continues to face a struggle with demand over the summer. In a statement issued today (July 12), bosses at London Heathrow said that the number of passengers departing the airport will be capped.
No more than 100,000 daily passengers will be able to depart from today until September 11. Airlines planned to operate flights with a daily capacity averaging 104,000 seats over that period, according to Heathrow.
The airport has also said it has asked airlines to "stop selling summer tickets to limit the impact on passengers". Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye added: "Over the past few weeks, as departing passenger numbers have regularly exceeded 100,000 a day, we have started to see periods when service drops to a level that is not acceptable."
