Just one day after a fiery exchange between Emirates and Heathrow Airport, in which the airline accused Heathrow of incompetence and for having a blatant disregard for consumers, the two parties issued a joint statement and the carrier has announced that it has agreed to cap flight ticket sales until mid-August.
The statement came after Emirates announced on Thursday, July 14, that it had rejected demands by Heathrow to cut capacity and intended to continue operating its six daily flights to Britain's busiest airport, despite a threat from LHR of legal action, according to Reuters.
Emirates now says it has capped further sales on its flights out of Heathrow until mid-August to assist Heathrow in its resource ramp-up.
In the meantime, EK’s six flights a day out of LHR will continue as scheduled, and those already ticketed will be able to travel.
Heathrow “asked” airlines to stop selling tickets ahead of the busy summer season, limiting passengers passing through the airport to 100 000 a day, to combat the pressure on an understaffed system, which has caused chaos at the airport for weeks.
