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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Lucy Thackray

Heathrow extends daily passenger cap until end of October

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Heathrow Airport has extended its daily passenger cap, designed to take the pressure off the rebuilding aviation industry, until late October.

The limit of 100,000 passengers to be handled per day - which was first imposed in mid-July and had previously been set to run until 11 September - will now remain in place until 29 October.

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