Originally Posted by
Misco60
Regardless of whether Greece wants to open its borders or BA wants to fly, I think we're facing a considerable period of necessary social distancing, which is going to affect airlines and tourism more than most sectors of the economy. Greece is not free to act entirely unilaterally, and I'd imagine that BA's May schedule is more wishful thinking than expectation.
I'm assuming that all my trips by air for the rest of this year will be cancelled, either because the flights themselves are cancelled, or borders are closed or hotels and restaurants are closed. I'd love to be proved wrong.
Yes, I also thought about this but there would still be people who would see the cheaper fares and will to fly if the borders are open. Some people would care about social distancing, some would not. Also, most resort hotels ( if the respective governments permit them to open ) would have a much cheaper price which would attract more people.
Also if there is no regulation in place, BA and some other airlines would be happy to sell the 121st seat on a 180 seat A320.