Tuesday 7 June 2022 10:46 PM Heathrow boss warns passengers could be in for 18 MONTHS of misery trends now
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Ministers were facing growing calls last night to bring in tougher penalties for airlines which overbook flights, as the boss of Heathrow warned of 18 months of air disruption.
MPs called for regulator the Civil Aviation Authority to be handed greater powers to crack down on ‘cowboy’ carriers.
The CAA has so far taken no action against airlines despite weeks of cancellations and thousands of passengers being left stranded abroad in recent days. And John Holland-Kaye, CEO of Heathrow Airport, claimed it ‘will take 12 to 18 months for the aviation sector to fully recover capacity’.
He told the Financial Times: ‘What we saw in some airports over the past few weeks is that supply and demand were out of balance... we need to make sure we are planning much better.’
John Holland-Kaye, CEO of Heathrow Airport, (pictured) claimed it ‘will take 12 to 18 months for the aviation sector to fully recover capacity’
MPs called for regulator the Civil Aviation Authority to be handed greater powers to crack down on ‘cowboy’ carriers. Pictured: Heathrow Airport
EasyJet cancelled another 80 flights yesterday. BA axed a further 118, but it stressed these were removed from its schedules weeks ago with people re-booked on to other planes. pictured: Bristol Airport
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps suggested last night that beefing up the CAA’s powers was an option. He said: ‘It’s galling to see passengers stranded abroad due to operators selling flights they cannot
