> After extensive meetings involving Sir Tim Clark, Emirates’ President, and John Holland-Kaye, CEO of Heathrow Airport, the two have kissed and made up, with Emirates agreeing to “cap” selling more tickets but insisting upon not cancelling any flights ... The beauty of this statement is that both sides save face and Emirates actually agrees to nothing, since it might well “cap” sales at 100%…there is no explanation of what capacity further sales will be capped.
Saying Emirates agreed to cap passengers is highly misleading. They agreed to cap further sales, with no comment by how much, and refused to do anything about already sold tickets.
> “Emirates has capped further sales on its flights out of Heathrow until mid-August to assist Heathrow in its resource ramp up, and is working to adjust capacity. In the meantime, Emirates flights from Heathrow operate as scheduled and ticketed passengers may travel as booked.”