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There could be more misery for British holidaymakers as Heathrow warned it could force airlines to cut more flights.
The airport said it would review the latest schedule changes and ask carriers to take further action if necessary.
It came as Heathrow apologized for the recent chaotic scenes at the tourist hub, saying: “Despite our best efforts in recent weeks there have been periods where service levels were not acceptable, with long queues, delays for passengers with reduced mobility, bags , who are not traveling with passengers or arriving late, and we would like to apologize to any passengers who have been affected by this.”
Heathrow said nearly 6 million passengers passed through the airport in June, bringing the total for the first six months of the year to 25 million. This is equivalent to 40 years of passenger growth in just four months.
5 things to start your day with
1) Putin ‘most likely’ to cut gas supplies to Europe – Prepare for rationing and blackouts, warns French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire
2) Space entrepreneurs to watch British satellite launches from the sofa – Lockheed Martin to open remote access mission control center in Oxfordshire
3) Hydrogen-powered jet engines to be mass-produced in British factory – startup ZeroAvia wants to launch zero-carbon flights by 2024.
4) Macron holds ‘spectacular’ meeting with Uber as it lobbies to rewrite taxi laws – Leaks suggest the French president had a close relationship with then-company boss Travis Kalanick when he was economy minister
5) The unlikely London suburb where fleeing Hong Kong residents start a new life – Foxtons has set up a dedicated Asia Pacific help desk to meet huge demand from expats
What happened in one night
Shares in Tokyo rose after Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party won a landslide victory in Sunday’s upper house election.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.6 percent, while the broader Topix rose 1.4 percent.
Hong Kong shares fell more than 1 percent in early trade. The Hang Seng index fell 1.2 percent, the Shanghai Composite index fell 0.5 percent, and the Shenzhen Composite index on China’s second exchange shed 0.4 percent
It’s due today
Enterprise: No major updates planned
Economy: Monthly Budget Report (US); Eurogroup (EU) meeting
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