Air chaos leads UK’s largest airport to cut back on flight supplies

The crisis in the sector air Europe has reached a new level. In response to the He hits Of the airlines in European countries, the most Busy from the UK, London Heathrow Airport, for a period of two months, limits the daily movement of passengers. According to a statement, until September 11, it will allow the sale of daily tickets for up to 100,000 people, a request aimed at companies operating in the famous area. main center global air.

root problem on the accelerated increase of the demandwith the European summer, combined with a decrease in the workforce in the regions, during the peak pandemic. In this process, the Staff hours and salaries It was reduced, which discouraged the entry of a group of professionals into the sector. Heathrow chief executive John Holland Kaye cited the “legacy” of companies impacting Covid-19, particularly at a time when “the increase in passengers has exceeded the overall capacity of airlines,” he said, announcing more restoring strength and working with new recruits.

Passenger scenes are doing queues At the doors of the terminals, late check-in or last-minute cancellations are becoming common at European airports. in Heathrowincluding basic functions such as baggage handling, are damaged. It is already possible to talk about a “mass exodus” of airline workers during the pandemic.

With demand in the summer according to Heathrowinitial projections were considering 104,000 passengers per day in this period, and fewer than about 125,000 people are still commuting in the pre-pandemic period.