Originally Posted by
Hoch
I am of the view that June cancellations will be guided by the next assessment due in a little over a fortnight from now. My money has always been on the easing of the lockdown mid-May. But I certainly do not expect a rush of back to full flights.
According to the BBC’s Norman Smith the mood music from Downing St points towards no more than a tweak to the current restrictions at the next review, not a significant relaxation.
He suggested the 12 weeks Boris proclaimed at the outset would be more realistic - and even then it’s not guaranteed that non-essential travel would be included in phase one of the relaxation. Plus, of course, the rest of the world has to open its borders and relax quarantine rules - and that’s a totally unknown timescale.
Grant Shapps got a lot of flak for saying last week he wouldn’t be booking a summer holiday but sadly too many people are still in denial.