British Airways has confirmed that it has ended the suspension of sales of short-haul tickets from Heathrow, which had been in place for the past two weeks.
The airline has not been selling last-minute tickets on short-haul services departing up to Sunday (14 August), as part of its attempts to stay within Heathrow’s current cap of 100,000 departing passengers per day.
In a message to travel partners, BA said: “The temporary suspension of our ticket sales from London Heathrow will not be extended and fares will continue to be available via all channels for travel from 15 August 2022.
“We will continue to manage bookings to be within the passenger cap so we can get customers away as planned this summer. We may take targeted action to limit the number of seats or fares available if necessary on current flights.
“We would like to thank you for your patience as we’ve navigated this challenging period together.”
BA’s decision not to further extend the suspension on last-minute bookings from Heathrow is another sign of improving service levels at the UK’s hub airport, as the number of cancellations has also dropped dramatically in recent weeks.