Their communications not only dictated the specific flights on which we should throw out paying passengers, but also threatened legal action for non-compliance. It is therefore highly regrettable that LHR last evening gave us 36 hours to comply with capacity cuts, of a figure that appears to be plucked from thin air. I’d paraphrase, but the statement is so good that I think it has to be shared in its entirety.Įmirates values our partnerships with airport stakeholders across our network with whom we engage continuously, and collaboratively, to secure our flight operations and ensure minimal customer disruption, particularly over the peak travel months. Emirates’ statement on Heathrow Airport requestĮmirates’ statement on Heathrow Airport requestĮmirates has published a statement about the situation at Heathrow Airport, calling it “entirely unreasonable and unacceptable,” and stating that Heathrow management is “ cavalier about travellers and their airline customers.” The Dubai-based airline is rejecting Heathrow’s demands.Emirates has just published a rather scathing statement about the situation.
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It looks like not all airlines are going to be complying with these new rules, at least without a fight. Heathrow estimates that as of now, an average of 101,500 daily passengers are booked through the airport for the remainder of the summer, but the airport is asking airlines to reduce passenger numbers to an average of 100,000 per day. In the meantime, Emirates flights from Heathrow operate as scheduled and ticketed passengers may travel as booked.”Įarlier this week, Heathrow Airport informed airlines that they’d need to reduce the number of passengers they book through the airport for the next two months, because the airport simply doesn’t have the capacity to handle the increase in demand. Emirates agreed the airline was ready and willing to work with the airport to remediate the situation over the next 2 weeks, to keep demand and capacity in balance and provide passengers with a smooth and reliable journey through Heathrow this summer.Įmirates has capped further sales on its flights out of Heathrow until mid-August to assist Heathrow in its resource ramp up, and is working to adjust capacity. “The President of Emirates Airline and the CEO of Heathrow Airport held a constructive meeting this morning. You can find the statement below, and then underneath that is the original post from July 14, 2022.
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Update: Heathrow & Emirates have issued a joint statement, and the airline has agreed to cap the sale of flights through mid-August.