They decided to make a radical decision at the busiest airport in Great Britain – London Heathrow. It introduced a daily limit on the number of passengers and called on airlines to stop selling tickets for the next two months. If this continues, no one will be surprised if Britain introduces “grocery” cards for travel.
So far, the imposed restriction may leave more than 100,000 passengers without flights until September 11. If this limitation, of course, will work.
“We are asking our airline partners to stop selling summer tickets to limit the number of passengers,” said John Holland-Kay, chief executive of Heathrow Airport.
Airlines have been told to stop selling tickets for the next two months to avoid further disruptions to summer travel. Otherwise, the air chaos will continue – and all tourists will continue to face long waits and last-minute flight cancellations, the airport assures.
However, this decision was severely criticized by experts. Willie Walsh, former head of British Airways and current president of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said it was “ridiculous” to tell airlines to stop selling tickets. “Airlines are predicting stronger traffic than Heathrow predicted. They were definitely wrong,” he emphasized.
Earlier, DIP reported that “In Britain, thousands of tourists are forced to leave their suitcases at airports, hoping to fly away without luggage: queues reach 12 hours.”