I’m pretty confident people will start going away again properly by next summer.
For every 1 person that doesn’t want to go there will be 2 that will
Even for so when hotels/flights pump out deals
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Aviation industry and Covid-19
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For every 1 person that doesn’t want to go there will be 2 that will
Even for so when hotels/flights pump out deals
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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A massive fall in long term tourism will crucify so many resorts let alone airlines. How many places rely on tourism?
mikeyjh
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I don't doubt it but there will be fewer airlines, fewer planes and biz travel will be way down. Things are going to be very very different for a long time.
Places like Thailand will be absolutely screwed.
Tourism is just shy of 20 percent of the GDP.
willalbion
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Yeah with ZERO climate change conditions attached. I dunno, I was hoping that one good thing to come from this pandemic would be governments, companies and individuals re-setting what's possible and important in relation to the environment. It seems not, well not govt' and companies anyway.
If the latest theory that the virus piggy backs onto pollution particles in the air is backed up by scientific research then it seems we're not only choking the planet we're providing Covid with an easy way into peoples lungs. Awesome. Well done everyone in charge.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/24/coronavirus-detected-particles-air-pollution
Wizz air starting a couple of routes from May 1st from Luton/Gatwick
Virgin to go into administration?
https://www.headforpoints.com/2020/04/26/virgin-atlantic-abandons-plan-for-government-bailout/
Sounds like posturing / calling their bluff to me
https://www.headforpoints.com/2020/04/26/virgin-atlantic-abandons-plan-for-government-bailout/
Sounds like posturing / calling their bluff to me
The Lemming Stomper
Under the flag
Screwed due to no screwing !
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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it may be calculated to concentrate minds, but its the reality: support or business go bust. in the case of an airline its probably pragmatic to let the business go bust and rebuild later. tragic for all the people employed in the short term.
Airbus saying they are in a pickle now
mikeyjh
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While acknowledging it must be very stressful for their employees (obviously not for their tosser of a 'boss'), from a personal perspective I'm quickly looking to offload the small mountain of Virgin miles I've got, would be a touch disappointing to just lose them :-(
[MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] - might be worth changing this to a general aviation thread?
Same - think I'm sat on about 75k
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Didn't really think about that. I think we've got 500-600k currently.
As I'm lazy - what's catching your eye?
Norwegian looks like they are going back to being a small start up for a year
mikeyjh
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Not a lot - Eurostar is a decent option but the vouchers only last 12 months so, I've used these a few times.... Switching them for hotel points also easy but you lose a lot of 'value'. I've long time regretted choosing to use Virgin, I've used some reward flights but it's their limited destinations make it a bit of a pain but given that I've never paid for a Virgin flight, it's not a great loss. I'm left sitting on 900,000, guess I could just buy an awful lot of wine....
Good luck using those and getting on a flight ha!
BA laying off 12,000
Weststander
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As well as people sadly passing away due to covid19, 100,000’s (possibly millions, eventually) of households in the UK may find themselves in a terrible financial position in the medium to long term. The threat to BA staff is just one such story.
Blows to family finances and prospects, will undoubtedly have an effect on mental health. This is a time bomb.
As soon as acceptable to public health/scientific advisors, the UK really needs to get far more businesses, tourism, travel and trade, up and running.