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(Reuters) -London’s Heathrow said on Thursday more than 6 million people travelled through Britain’s busiest airport in July and expects about 16 million passengers between July and September as travel rebounds.
(Reuters) -London’s Heathrow said on Thursday more than 6 million people travelled through Britain’s busiest airport in July and expects about 16 million passengers between July and September as travel rebounds.
Heathrow said there had been fewer last-minute flight cancellations and smoother operations after it capped the number of departures last month to cope with airport disruptions.
“Integral to increasing the departing passenger cap is increasing airline ground handler capacity and resilience, and we have initiated a review of ground handling to support that objective,” Heathrow said in a statement.
The airport capped the number of departures at 100,000 per day from July to Sept. 11 to limit queues, baggage delays and cancellations, to the consternation of some airlines.
Nearly 6 million passengers travelled through the airport in June.
(Reporting by Muhammed Husain in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
Heathrow Airport is the busiest airport in Britain, located in London, serving millions of passengers each year.
Flight cancellations occur when an airline decides not to operate a scheduled flight, often due to operational issues or low demand.
A departure cap is a limit set by an airport on the number of flights that can depart within a specific timeframe to manage congestion.
Passenger traffic refers to the number of travelers using an airport or airline over a certain period.
Operational improvements are changes made to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of airport or airline operations.
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