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In response to an upper limit for passengers, the IAG subsidiary British Airways will no longer sell tickets for short-haul flights at the UK's main airport, London Heathrow.
The measure is valid until August 8, as reported by the BBC.
In the past few weeks, there have been hours of waiting and chaotic scenes, especially at Heathrow, but also at other British and some EU airports.
In some cases, travelers were only able to pick up their luggage after a long delay.
The reason is a lack of workers in handling and security checks after airlines and airports cut jobs during the pandemic, but also corona infections.
The airport then imposed an upper limit of 100,000 departing passengers per day until September 11th.
As the largest airline at Heathrow, British Airways is more affected than others.
In the current flight schedule up to October, the airline has already canceled almost 30,000 flights.
As the Times newspaper reported, air fares at other London airports such as Gatwick have already risen significantly since then.
The airline spoke of a "reasonable" response to the restrictions, which would provide more rebooking options for customers who have already booked.
The step during the summer holidays is likely to affect holidaymakers in particular.
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