RE: Bumpy days ahead?23 May 2020 10:24
Patel hasn’t put the boot in. Come July, maybe even June, there will be reciprocal arrangements in place with other countries. If Jet2 were flying now then yes she would have put the boot in, but they aren’t and it’s still a good 5 weeks away minimum.
I personally think that early July was a very optimistic date and really expected something towards the back end of July.
As soon as Jet2 can fly again, there will be demand. I can absolutely guarantee you that bookings towards the end of summer and into Autumn are very healthy given the situation.
When things start again, there will be a gradual increase. You can’t just fly 50 aircraft on day 1. Staff need to be phased back in across all areas, aircraft and hotels need to be phased back in, but there is demand and the initial demand could outweigh the capacity to start with.