Heathrow Airport’s flight disruptions are estimated to continue until the end of 2023, due to the extreme travel surges post-Covid pandemic. Its current flight cap is expected to remain in place for the foreseeable future.
Heathrow disruption is expected to continue
On Tuesday, in an interview with Bloomberg, London Heathrow Airport CEO John Holland-Kaye spoke of the disruption lasting from approximately 12-18 months, as it is expected for the airport to take some time to get back to pre-pandemic levels. This is due to the lack of airport staff locally and globally.
Many airlines are criticising Heathrow’s CEO for not being more prepared in expecting the mass travel surge, as many people are wanting to make up for lost time as a result of the pandemic.
Customers waiting at Heathrow continue to complain about the situation and how it is being handled poorly from long layovers, long queues and missing luggage.
Wow… a super long queue for the security checks at Terminal 4 @HeathrowAirport. This is unacceptable pic.twitter.com/AecHcUVkME
— Leonard Berberi (@leonard_berberi) July 26, 2022
Daily passenger cap causing global stress
As a result of the current situation, especially at Heathrow, it is expected there will be a rise in flight costs due to the passenger cap imposed, as airlines cannot sell all available seats for a majority of their flights at many airports. This benefits airlines for their supposed losses but impacts frequent flyers due to how expensive they will be.
Holland-Kaye continued to express his hope for struggling airlines, stating that “there is a silver lining in this for them.”
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