Qantas rearranges London flights to avoid Heathrow's hats and chaos
Qantas was forced to reschedule two flights from London’s Heathrow Airport this week, following the airport’s decision to impose a limit of 100,000 passengers per day in hopes of easing congestion amid extended delays. The London-Singapore-Sydney QF2 service will now depart nine hours earlier than usual – at 12pm, and from Heathrow’s Terminal 4 instead of the usual Terminal 3 – in a bid to avoid rush hour crowds. However, this will leave hundreds of passengers on the Airbus A380 superjumbo facing an 11-hour stopover in Singapore – with Qantas saying it will provide accommodation for passengers – before flights continue to Sydney on their regular schedule. The airline said it was contacting all passengers booked on Tuesday’s QF2 flight to warn them of the change. “Like all airlines, we are disappointed by the decision made by Heathrow Airport to suddenly reduce passenger capacity and we are doing everything we can to minimize this impact on our customers,” a Qantas spokesperson said. E