There could be even more misery for British holidaymakers as Heathrow warned it could tell airlines to cut more flights. The airport said it would review the recent schedule changes and ask carriers to take further action if necessary. It came as Heathrow apologized for recent chaotic scenes at the travel hub, saying: “Despite our best efforts, there have been periods in recent weeks where service levels have not been acceptable, with long waiting times, delays for passengers with reduced mobility. baggage not traveling with passengers or arriving late, and we would like to apologize to any passengers affected by this.” Heathrow said almost 6 million passengers passed through the airport in June, bringing the total for the first six months of the year to 25 million. This equates to 40 years of passenger growth in just four months.

5 things to start your day

  1. Putin ‘likely’ to cut gas supplies to Europe – Prepare for bailouts and blackouts, warns French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire
  2. Space entrepreneurs to oversee UK satellite launches from sofa – Lockheed Martin to open remote-access mission control center in Oxfordshire
  3. Mass production of hydrogen jet engines at UK factory – Start-up ZeroAvia wants to launch zero-carbon flights by 2024
  4. Macron had ‘spectacular’ meeting with Uber as he lobbied to rewrite taxi laws – Leaks suggest the French president had a close relationship with then-company boss Travis Kalanick when he served as finance minister
  5. The unlikely London suburb where Hong Kong runaways start new lives – Foxtons has set up a dedicated Asia Pacific help desk to meet huge expat demand

What happened in the night

Tokyo shares opened higher after the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan secured a strong victory in Sunday’s upper house election. The Nikkei 225 rose 1.6 percent while the broader Topix rose 1.4 percent. Hong Kong shares fell more than 1 percent in early trade. The Hang Seng fell 1.2%, the Shanghai Composite fell 0.5% and the Shenzhen Composite on China’s second bourse fell 0.4%

It’s coming today

Corporate: No major updates planned Finances: Monthly budget statement (US). Eurogroup (EU) meeting