If there is a globalized transport and tourism sector, it is precisely air transport. When chaos breaks out at one of Europe’s major airports, it affects other countries as well. However, this sector, which is also fundamental from the point of view of tourism, suffers from the cancellation of group trips and labor problems for several months, from London to Stockholm, and the situation has not improved in the high season, but has worsened in many ways.
So much so that the management of London Heathrow recently She asked her airline partners to stop selling tickets This summer to keep up with the traffic.
“The situation will gradually improve over the next 12 months, but I don’t think it will return to normal until next summer,” said Scott Kirby, chief executive of United Airlines, one of the largest US airlines. “The biggest challenge that we will definitely face in the next 12 months is the operational and infrastructure issues. It has created a frenzy in some places, even though we have hired a lot of people. But the unfortunate conditions at Heathrow, the cancellations of flights and the chaos due to delays and problems Air traffic control, the current situation simply does not allow normal normal flights between the two countries.”
The CEO added, although we have been able to fund the increased costs, and we would still like to be a much larger airline, in this case that is impossible.
Flight delays are still typical, though, according to the FAA’s acting chief, the Things are getting better: The top ten US airlines canceled just 2 percent of all scheduled domestic flights in May, a positive result compared to an average of 2.3 percent in April. “So we’re seeing progress and improvement in certain parts of the system,” Kirby said optimistically. “Our basic assumption is that the situation will gradually improve.”
Looking further afield, he also offers some tips for those who want to travel during the winter holidays – and two-thirds of America go on a trip around this time.
The aviation expert warned that “unfortunately, the number of seats on aircraft will remain below normal, because the performance of the infrastructure network surrounding air transport is still poor. Tickets must be bought early and seats reserved for Christmas.”
