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Post by Owen on Jul 24, 2020 4:21:46 GMT
1 ~~~ Travel and COVID-19: Say goodbye to economy class as the golden era of cheap travel is declared over ~~~ The golden era of affordable international travel, which enabled hundreds of millions of people to travel to all corners of the world, has been declared over with COVID-19 social distancing regulations and other health measures set to undermine the viability of airlines.
Alexandre de Juniac, the director-general of influential peak aviation representative body, the Montreal-based International Air Transport Association (IATA), in a briefing to the world's media overnight, said that the imposition of social distancing on aircraft would mean the end of "cheap travel" because empty seats will need to be left next to each passenger on most if not all flights.
The issue also has serious implications for Virgin Australia, which entered voluntary administration this week, as it struggles to find a way to survive in the pandemic era, as well as for Qantas and its "low-cost" affiliate Jetstar. www.traveller.com.au/travel-and-covid19-say-goodbye-to-economy-class-as-the-golden-era-of-cheap-travel-is-declared-over-h1nkai ~ 23 April 2020 ~
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