What does Heathrow passenger cap mean for summer travel?

<p><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/emirates-heathrow-stop-selling-tickets-flights-disruption-chaos-b1012329.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emirates has today rejected Heathrow’s order to stop selling some plane tickets</a>, to comply with its to 100,000-a-day cap on passenger numbers.</p><br><p>The airline issued a statement accusing Heathrow of showing “blatant disregard for consumers” by attempting to force carriers to “deny seats to tens of thousands of travellers”.</p><br><p>In response Heathrow said it had asked airlines to “help come up with a plan to solve their resourcing challenges”, but no clear plans were put forward, and the airport had “no choice” but to impose a capacity cap.</p><br><p>Travel Journalist <a href="https://twitter.com/SimonCalder" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Simon Calder</a> explains what it all means for air travel out of Heathrow, and what might happen next.</p><br><p>And Travel Expert <a href="https://twitter.com/RobTravelExpert" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rob Staines</a> discusses the wider problems facing passengers, and when things might get back to normal.</p><br><p><a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Twitter</a> for more news @EveningStandard</p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>