EMIRATES has said it will not cut flights from Heathrow under a new passenger cap. The airport asked airlines to stop selling tickets for summer due to pressures.
Heathrow said it needed to cut around 4,000 seats per day to operate successfully. It asked airlines to cut seats and stop selling summer flights.
Emirates said: “London Heathrow last evening gave us 36 hours to comply with capacity cuts, of a figure that appears to be plucked from thin air.
“Their communications not only dicated the specific flights on which we should throw our paying passengers, but also threatened legal action for non-compliance.
“This is entirely unreasonable and unacceptable, and we reject these demands.”
“Until further notice, Emirates plans to operate as scheduled to and from LHR.”
Heathrow announced the passenger cap earlier this week and said it would be in place until mid-September. It asked airlines to stop selling tickets for summer to help the airport as well as cutting some scheduled flights.
Emirates added: “The bottom line is, the London Heathrow management team are cavalier about travellers and their airline customers.
“All the signals of a strong travel rebound were there, and for months, Emirates has been publicly vocal about the matter.
