Govt urged to stop delaying its support for aviation
BALPA, the British Airline Pilots Association, says the Government must stop delaying details of the support it is offering to aviation through the coronavirus crisis.
It says airlines need the information now as they are taking drastic action as the effect of global travel restrictions are felt.
The call comes as easyJet announced it is grounding its entire fleet, and all other airlines are scaling back to virtually zero flying, with many calling for urgent Government help.
BALPA general secretary Brian Strutton said: "We saw the impact that coronavirus had on Flybe and predicted then that other airlines would suffer severely if no help was offered.
"The Government promised that it would implement bespoke packages of support for the aviation industry, but where are they?
"The sector was thriving before this crisis and will be vital to the country’s economic recovery when the virus abates. But without support NOW, the airlines could be gone, and the industry will not be there when we need it.
"Airlines have done what they can to mitigate the effect of having almost no revenue for the summer, their key earning period, as they were asked to do.
"Now the Government needs to fulfil its promise to help, before it is too late."
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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