London’s Heathrow airport said Monday that it has asked airlines to cancel 61 flights, unable to handle the high number of passengers passing through its facilities.
An official spokeswoman explained that terminals three and five of the airport expect the arrival of a number of people “greater than the capacity that allows them” this Monday, for which “some” companies asked to cancel “a combined total of 61 flights”.
While Heathrow is ramping up resources and will have as many security officers this summer as before the pandemic, airspace limitations in Europe and a lack of airline ground handlers could pose a risk to the smooth running of operations. operations,” the source stressed. , quoted by the agency Efe.
The spokeswoman insisted that the airport will take steps “when necessary” to ensure that passengers “get the level of service they deserve” and apologized for the impact on travel plans.
Heathrow Chief Executive John Holland-Kaye said on Monday that the airport had seen “exponential growth” in air traffic in the last month, after almost six million people passed through its facilities, the equivalent of ” 40 years of growth in just four months.” .”
“Recently we have seen how the demand exceeds the capacity of the airport, airlines and ground services,” he said.
Source: Observadora
