BA blames airport for cancellations

[NVMojo]

5.23, Sat Aug 12 2006


The chief executive of British Airways has blamed Heathrow airport for flight cancellations after a terror alert.

Willie Walsh said the British Airports Authority, which runs Heathrow, was not adequately handling the increased security precautions after police foiled an alleged plot to blow up planes in mid-air.

The airline said it would be forced to cancel 25 per cent of its short-haul services on Saturday, and 10 long-haul flights, because of security delays. Heathrow was expected to be the worst-affected airport.

Mr Walsh said: "BAA is unable to provide a robust security search process and baggage operation at London Heathrow and as a result we are being forced to cancel flights.

"The airport's baggage system cannot process all of the passengers' bags.

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[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

1. And there's that stupid word "robust" again!

[CountAllVotes]

2. I hope Heathrow goes broke

Let them eat their own! BAA sucks and so does British Airways. Fly some other way - any other way!

:kick:

[lyonn]

3. Well hell, a bomb going off on one of their own wouldn't

have helped their business or most airline traffic. The airport needs a change in management like the U.S. does. It's all about body count, dead or alive.