Staff travel during the Easter holidays

Heathrow has informed us that it is paying close attention to passenger numbers during this period and will not permit us to exceed its cap. We therefore have no option but to embargo staff travel on our flights departing from Heathrow on 31 March and 1 and 2 April for anyone who has not been confirmed.

This embargo only affects travel on departing flights from Heathrow. Staff travel can continue to be used for inbound flights into Heathrow and for flights departing from London Gatwick, London City and all other worldwide airport locations on the above dates.

 

What this means for staff travel

If you have been confirmed on your flight departing from Heathrow on 31 March, 1 April and 2 April, we will do what we can to ensure you can travel as planned and you can come to the airport as normal. 

If you are on the wait list for a flight departing Heathrow on 31 March, 1 April or 2 April and have not been confirmed, you will not be able to travel on these dates so please do not travel to the airport and re-list for an earlier or later date.

We are not able to accept any new bookings for travel on these dates. 

We’re aware that those of you who were hoping to travel on these days will have been looking forward to a break, and we’re very sorry that HAL’s industrial action is having an impact on your travel plans. It’s important to note that this is a 10-day strike and we’re only embargoing staff travel on three of those 10 days. The reason we’ve enacted the embargo on those days is because our customer numbers are already at the level of the Heathrow-imposed cap and we’re not permitted to take on further customers. 

 

Please note:

Former staff who were due to travel on 31^st March will not be able to have their ABC extended.