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Old Apr 22, 2020 | 2:29 am
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Originally Posted by BAeuro
I have a BA booking to Crete in September and have mixed feelings about the whole situation. As much as I want to go, and always said I would if Greece was open, now I’m unsure. Will LHR be a breeding ground for a second wave? Will the first travellers after the lockdown be guinea pigs to see if there are risks or another wave? Etc

Also, there’s the possibility BA will axe some holiday routes for this whole season. At the end of the day people may not want to holiday abroad and it may be better off to not run some routes, especially as the 80/20 rule is off till October.
No one knows the answer when would flights to holiday destinations resume and when would Greece open their borders for tourists.
But, currently, as it seems, BA wants to fly ( they have a very wide May schedule that would operate compared to other airlines ) so if there is demand and there are no restrictions at that time BA would fly that route.

As some enterprises have banned company-related travel for a while, BA could shift to leisure routes during the late summer period.
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