SIA continuing discussions with London’s Heathrow Airport on impact of passenger caps

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) said it is continuing discussions with Heathrow airport Airport on the potential impact of the hub’s move to cap the number of passengers  departing from London.

Heathrow Airport terminal said last week that it had decided to cap departing passengers at 100, 000 each day between Jul twelve and Sep eleven to ensure passengers have a “safe and dependable journey”, amid lengthy queue times, luggage delays and cancelling.

The airport also asked airlines to stop selling tickets to limit the particular impact on passengers.

Responding to CNA  questions on Monday (Jul 18), an SIA spokesperson said that there is certainly currently no alter to its scheduled flights from Heathrow Airport.

“We will update our own customers as soon as possible in the event that there are any changes to their flights or bookings, ” the particular spokesperson said.

The airline also advised customers to update their get in touch with information under their own bookings to receive improvements on the status of the flights.

Britain’s busiest airport is certainly struggling to cope as travel demand rebounds after the COVID-19 outbreak.

Elsewhere within Europe, passenger hats have also been implemented for example in the Netherlands plus Germany’s Frankfurt.