FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Question Concerning COVID and Germany (Schengen)
Old May 4, 2020 | 6:02 am
  #35  
oliver2002
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
30 Countries Visited
2M
All eyes on you!
20 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 52,778
Originally Posted by NWplatinum
Also it looks like Germany is opening things back up May 4th. Though with the social safety nets they have there, I’m assuming people aren’t as eager to get back to work as Americans. (Then again they are Germans...)
German industry never shut down, the only thing that closed was travel, retail, automotive and restaurants. Unlike America, where 70% of GDP is driven by consumer sentiment, German Manufacturing drives the economy and stayed open. What is coming online this week is school, retail and some services. International longhaul travel is very unlikely to resume until late summer.
oliver2002 is offline