but especially for ground handlers, they don t have the capacity, it s taking time to get people up to speed, so they are trailing at about 4000 excess each day, so they are at about 100,000 seats per day so they have to figure out what to do about that 4000 figure. about 1500 daily sleep have been sold, so they are saying to the airlines, figure it out, we can only get 100,000 people out of the airport, do not sell any more tickets until at least september 11th but we talk about it a lot on the show, a lot of issues we ve been dealing with here, as americans trying to fly, our european counterparts are dealing with as well and it sounds like a lot worse. increased flight prices? i don t know, at least until september 11th, they just don t want to get people out of the airport, they are trying to get through the summer travel season as much as they can
there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers passing through heathrow with more flights likely to be cancelled. the cuts are expected as the airlines change their schedules ahead of the school holiday period. after big queues at airports this summer, warnings of more disruption, with a new wave of flight cancellations expected to be announced next week. we re now right in the midst of the peak summer travel season but we re still experiencing the problems of lack of manpower, not only for airlines but across airports, ground handlers and even in some cases border control staff, so the mix of high volumes and lack of people is causing tremendous dislocation at many airports. the government is allowing an amnesty on airport slot rules, which they say is part of their plan to tackle disruption ahead of the summer season. it means airlines are able to cancel flights without being penalised for not using their slot, but they must finalise
there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers passing through heathrow this summer, with more flights likely to be cancelled in the coming weeks at the uk s busiest airport. the cuts are expected as the airlines change their schedules ahead of the school holiday period. our business reporter noor nanji has the story. after big queues at airports this summer, warnings of more disruption, with a new wave of flight cancellations expected to be announced next week. we re now right in the midst of the peak summer travel season but we re still experiencing the problems of lack of manpower, not only for airlines but across airports, ground handlers and even in some cases border control staff, so the mix of high volumes and lack of people is causing tremendous dislocation at many airports. the government is allowing an amnesty on airport slot rules, which they say is part of their plan to tackle disruption ahead of the summer season. it means airlines are able
ground handlers and even in some cases border control staff, so the mix of high volumes and lack of people is causing tremendous dislocation at many airports. the government is allowing an amnesty on airport slot rules, which they say is part of their plan to tackle disruption ahead of the summer season. it means airlines are able to cancel flights without being penalised for not using their slot, but they must finalise their schedules by this friday. british airways services from heathrow are likely to bear the brunt of any cancellations. but ba said the relaxed rules would help them provide certainty to customers by making it easier to consolidate some quieter flights. ba is already facing the threat of summer strikes from cabin and ground crews over a pay dispute. today, there are already strikes by ryanair and easyjet cabin crew in spain, and some passengers are being stranded across europe. so what should you do if you re caught up in all of this?
ground handlers and even in some cases border control staff, so the mix of high volumes and lack of people is causing tremendous dislocation at many airports. the government is allowing an amnesty on airport slot rules, which they say is part of their plan to tackle disruption ahead of the summer season. it means airlines are able to cancel flights without being penalised for not using their slot, but they must finalise their schedules by this friday. british airways services from heathrow are likely to bear the brunt of any cancellations. but ba said the relaxed rules would help them provide certainty to customers by making it easier to consolidate some quieter flights. ba is already facing the threat of summer strikes from cabin and ground crews over a pay dispute. today, there are already strikes by ryanair and easyjet cabin crew in spain, and some passengers are being stranded across europe. so what should you do if you re