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Abta 'in talks' with government over furlough scheme

Operators
Jennifer Morris
27 April 2020

Abta is in talks with the government over the coronavirus furloughing scheme, acknowledging there may be a need for “continued salary support for travel” to avoid job losses.

Despite a 10% dip from July, August 2022 was an "unusually busy month" for the end of summer (Credit: Helloquence/Unsplash)

Speaking during TTG’s latest Keep Your Business Alive seminar, Luke Petherbridge, Abta’s public affairs chief, said the association was “putting a lot of thought into recovery”.

“We’re already having conversations with the government around the furloughing scheme. Both the lack of suitability for right now, because it doesn’t allow you to help customers… going forward there may be some need for certain sectors to have some kind of continued salary support, if the government does want to avoid job losses in the long run.”