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BTA urges Heathrow to reconsider 100,000-passenger cap extension

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Will Payne
19 August 2022

The Business Travel Association (BTA) has urged Heathrow to reconsider its 100,000-passenger cap extension and to incrementally increase the number of passengers allowed to pass through the airport week-on-week.

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The association’s chief executive, Clive Wratten, outlined the call in an open letter to Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye on Thursday (18 August). It comes after the airport extended its cap extension until 29 October.

The letter also called for transparency with Travel Management Companies (TMCs) in order to help with long-term planning, and offers a roundtable between Heathrow, commercial airlines and corporate buyers.