BA halts Heathrow short-haul ticket sales for 7 days

British Airways has suspended ticket sales for short-haul flights from Heathrow airport for the next seven days, a move that threatens further disruption to business and leisure travellers. Ticket sales on short-haul flights from Britain’s busiest airport have been suspended until August 8, the airline confirmed on Monday. The move will affect BA’s domestic and European routes. The British flag carrier has had to act in the face of Heathrow airport’s decision last month to cap the number of passenger numbers at 100,000 a day until September 11. Britain’s busiest airport at the time also asked airlines to stop selling tickets for the next two months in order to limit delays that have wreaked havoc with people’s travel plans. BA said that as the result of Heathrow’s “request to limit new bookings” it had decided to “take responsible action and limit the available fares on some Heathrow services to help maximise rebooking options for existing customers, given the restrictions imposed on us and the ongoing challenges facing the entire aviation industry”.<br/>