Heathrow Airport Extends Cap on Daily Passenger Numbers to End of October

Travellers wait in a long queue to pass through the security check at Heathrow Airport, in London, on June 1, 2022. Carl Court/Getty Images

London’s Heathrow Airport has announced it will extend its cap on passenger numbers for another six weeks, as the UK’s travel sector continues to struggle to cope with the rising demand for travel.

The capacity limit of 100,000 daily departing passengers was initially to last until Sept. 11, but the airport said that date has been pushed back until Oct. 29 “to support more reliable and resilient passenger journeys.”