Originally Posted by
OverTheHorizon
I appreciate the sentiment but also understand why people might fly.
In times of extreme uncertainty, who wants to be thousands of miles from home and family?
It's bad enough when my adult children are only a few hundred miles away, elderly parents ditto, but at least if really necessary, I have the option to jump in the car...
It would be absolute torture to be on the other side of the world
It is and I am on the other side from my sister and my nephews. So I relate wholeheartedly but I also respect its unprecedented times which calls for these unprecedented measures. I did also add to that statement above that people will need to travel for emergencies, I get that. If it’s not essential we have many great apps and software to stay well connected, had this happened 10 years ago it would be a lot tougher for global families/teams/communities.
But I am disgressing from the point of the thread so I’ll shall stop.
I do wonder what BA/IAG post-CV19 era will look like. Will we still have low-cost fares? Will IAG remain IAG or be split...