The airline accused the airport of being 'cavalier about travellers' after it decided to limit the number of passengers who can depart each day over the summer to 100,000.
The cap on passenger numbers at Heathrow Airport will be in place from now until 11 September.
Thousands of UK travellers have been affected by disruption in recent weeks, with many having to deal with last-minute flight cancellations. Accusing the airport operator of incompetence, blatant disregard for consumers, creating a mess that airlines and passengers have to sort out... it isn't pulling any punches here.
Emirates claims Heathrow has threatened legal action if it doesn't comply with the demand to cut flights - but says it has no intention of doing so.Airports and airlines, which cut jobs during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, have struggled to recruit staff as demand for international travel has returned.
The airline said that as international travel had recovered over the past year, it had rehired and trained 1,000 pilots. The carrier also said it seen "regularly high seat loads" so "our operational requirements cannot be a surprise to the airport".
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