Since yesterday (August 15), British Airways’ short-haul flights from London Heathrow are no longer suspended, ending a two-week hiatus of flights of between 30 minutes and three hours from London’s largest international airport.
The measure was originally introduced in response to the airport’s capping of daily disembarking passengers to 100 000 per day (down from 104 000) to address the pressure on staff and to reduce lengthy queues, extensive delays in flights and baggage delivery, all of which had led to disruptive flight cancellations.
"The temporary suspension of our ticket sales for short-haul services from London Heathrow will not be extended, and fares will continue to be available via all channels for travel from August 15, 2022," BA confirmed via Twitter.
"We’ll continue to manage bookings to be within the passenger cap so we can get our customers away as planned this summer. We may take targeted action to limit the number of seats or fares available if necessary on certain flights,” the carrier added.
