Australia (and the world) is still grappling with the chaos of travel. But it could be worse
Extremely long lines at airports and at immigration and customer desks, frequent flight delays or cancellations, often at the last minute, lost baggage and now-surging fares are not limited to Qantas, or Virgin, but are commonplace globally. The airport responded by limiting the number of passengers and asking airlines to limit their ticket sales. London’s Heathrow sparked controversy this month when it capped the number of passengers to 100,000 per day and ordered airlines to halt ticket sales until mid-August. London’s second international airport, Gatwick and Amsterdam’s Schiphol, has taken similar action. The pandemic brought the global travel industry to a virtual standstill, adding to pressure on airlines around the world. Credit: AP Airlines, which are pouring capacity back into the market as demand returns at surprising speed, are now picking up capacity to bring their operations within their current capabilities. British Airways has announced plans to cut 10,000 flights bet