Amsterdam and London begin an implementation solution to help curb the problem of congestion in the aviation industry within the regions.
There have been many problems with the aviation in Europe. The staff of various airlines went on strike and were demanding an increase in salaries. They are also demanding for welfare measures to cushion impending circumstances.
Some of the governments in Europe have been able to solve those daunting problems whereas others are still battling with strikes and cancellations of flights. Passengers also accuse those various airlines of sheer carelessness. This is because, they complain that, the airlines deliberately cancel booked flights to the detriment of passengers.
But recently, many measures have been put in place to regulate such occurrences. The newest of these measures with a resolve of solving travel problems has been rolled out. Some of these measures are that, Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has elongated summer passenger cap. This measure is to allow more passengers to travel during the coming summer. British Airways also took a similar decision, they suspended the sale of short-haul tickets from their main airport, that Heathrow Airport. The airport, Schiphol airport exaggerated that, they will continue their passenger cap policy through to September and the end of October.
The spokesperson for Schiphol Airport made it known that, though the number of passengers will be limited to 67,500 per day in September, the number is expected to increase to 69,500 per day in the month of October. He continued by saying that, the airport is expecting to see a rise in those departing from the vicinity of the airport.
The expectations have been purged at 3,500 in the coming autumn holidays. The spokesperson again stressed that, the independent slot coordinator will ensure that, all airlines can accommodate the required number of passengers. This would help reduce the congestion that characterizes the dealings of various airlines in Europe and elsewhere.
One of the measures, which is known as the passenger cap was introduced in June and it faced a couple of challenges. Some of the challenges are over expectedly large number of passengers and a few staff to ensure the safety and the passengers.
On Tuesday, British Airways made it known to the general public that, they would be halting the sale of tickets on flights from Heathrow. This measure was necessitated by the airport’s passenger cap policy. The spokesperson for British Airways emphasized that, it will take strong and bold decisions to increase rebooking chances for passengers who use Heathrow airport.
He further explained that, without this prudent policy, the cannot mitigate the effects of COVID-19 restrictions and strike of unions of the aviation industry. He made mention that only short-haul flights would be affected and this is expected to increase the number of sales exponentially starting from August 8. The CEO of Heathrow airport, Mr. John Holland stated that, the passenger cap which was brought to light last month is expected to raise a total 4,000 slots for passengers. And this number was also overwhelming because, it created a discrepancy between quality and quantity.
One of the prominent flight tracking websites published an article on how Heathrow airport and Schiphol airport went about increases in passengers. The report ma which was done by FlightAware made it known that, there were delays to close to 40% at Heathrow airport while there was a similar one at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. The report made it clear that, more measures must be pit in place to absorb the shock that characterized the aviation industry in not less than 3 years ago.
Source: CNN
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