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Heathrow Airport will lift its cap on passenger numbers at the end of this month after travellers were limited to reduce disruption, it has been reported. Since July the number of passengers has been capped at 100,000 per day.
The cap was initially due to expire on September 11 but industry officials have now confirmed it will be lifted at the end of the month, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The summer flying season ends on October 29.
The latest data shows that Heathrow is still only operation at about 80 percent of the capacity it was during summer 2019.
A spokesman for Heathrow said: “We took necessary action in July to introduce a temporary capacity cap which has since been extended through to the end of October.
“This cap resulted in fewer last-minute cancellations, better punctuality and shorter waits for bags.”
They added that while the cap was always due to be removed, it could not be done until the same level of service could be guaranteed.
At the time the cap was introduced, John Holland-Kaye, chief executive of Heathrow, said: “Over the past few weeks, as departing passenger numbers have regularly exceeded 100,000 a day, we have started to see periods when service drops to a level that is not acceptable.”
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In December this number increased to 108,000, reported The Times.
Some airlines at the airport have already begun reducing their number of scheduled flights over the next six months.
British Airways is cutting 10,000 flights from the end of this month until the beginning of April.
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