Airport still has shortage of 25,000 staff and is keen to avoid disruption of summer
Heathrow has said a cap on passenger numbers could be reintroduced on some of the busiest days in the run-up to Christmas to avoid further travel chaos, as Europe’s busiest airport admitted it is still short of 25,000 staff to meet demand at peak times.
The airport, which is due to lift the current cap of 100,000 passengers a day this Saturday that was introduced in July as summer holiday travel descended into chaos, said it was in talks with airlines over the selective cap.
Airport still has shortage of 25,000 staff and is keen to avoid disruption of summerHeathrow has said a cap on passenger numbers could be reintroduced on some of the busiest days in the run-up to Christmas to avoid further travel chaos, as Europe’s busiest airport admitted it is still short of 25,000 staff to meet demand at peak times.The airport, which is due to lift the current cap of 100,000 passengers a day this Saturday that was introduced in July as summer holiday travel descended into chaos, said it was in talks with airlines over the selective cap. Continue reading…
