The pain at Heathrow continues for British Airways, the carrier owned by London-listed International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (LSE:IAG), with the cancellation of a further 10,000 short-haul flights.
The move was prompted by staff shortages at Britain’s busiest airport and is designed to minimise disruption to flyers.
The cuts to the schedule will cover the period from October to March. Over the peak summer period, some 30,000 scheduled flights have been cancelled by BA.
BA said the impact for travellers would be "minimal", with the majority of flights unaffected.
"Customers booked for winter will be able to travel as planned and are being given several months' notice of any changes," it said in statement said.
The airline industry is in chaos post-Covid with thousands of ground staff globally having taken jobs elsewhere during lockdown.
This has hit key behind-the-scenes functions such as baggage handling.
Recruitment for the vacant roles has been slow and difficult.