RE: More good news this week, opening up South Africa, Indonesia, Mexico etc3 Oct 2021 21:01
https://www.flightglobal.com/iata-chief-walsh-on-2022-recovery-rogue-suppliers-and-sharing-the-pain-on-sustainability/145691.article
Willie Walsh speaks
for me the Key takeaways …
Once people can travel with confidence and once the exorbitant price of testing has been removed or reduced, we’ll see a very strong recovery,” he says. (Willie Walsh)
That, unfortunately, means “some airlines remain very vulnerable and we should expect some to fail”, he observes.
“Given that balance sheets are weak, it’s going to be a brave move by an airline to enter into traditional acquisitions, particularly if there is cash involved,” he suggests. “I think there’ll be a cautious approach, certainly in the next two, three, maybe four years, as people focus on helping themselves with their balance sheets.”
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It’s all about recovery and the balance sheet..