LONDON—Emirates, one of the world’s biggest airlines, lashed out at Heathrow Airport’s decision earlier this week to limit the number of passengers departing the hub and said it won’t comply with the request to cut flights to and from the airport.
Heathrow, in the throes of staffing shortfalls and surging summer travel demand, has capped daily departing passengers to 100,000 a day through September. It said the move would help it cope with the throngs of passengers that have overwhelmed the airport and others in Europe. As part of that cap, it has asked airlines using the airport to cancel flights, shift others to alternate airports and halt sales of tickets for London departures.
