In response to a passenger cap, British Airways will no longer sell short-haul tickets at Britain's main airport, London Heathrow.
The measure applies until August 8, as the BBC reported on Tuesday.
The airline spoke of a "reasonable" reaction to the restrictions, which would provide more rebooking options for customers who have already booked.
The step during the summer holidays is likely to affect holidaymakers in particular.
The airport previously had a cap of 100,000 departing passengers per day until September 11th.
As the largest airline at Heathrow, BA is more affected than others.
In the current flight schedule up to October, the airline has already canceled almost 30,000 flights.
As the newspaper "Times" reported, airfares at other London airports such as Gatwick have already risen significantly since then.
In the past few weeks, there have been chaotic scenes and hours of waiting, especially at Heathrow, but also at other British and some EU airports.
The reason is a lack of workers in handling and security checks after airlines and airports cut jobs during the pandemic, as well as corona infections.