In the letter, Airlines UK chief executive Tim Alderslade said that the next few weeks were “even more critical” for the sector and called for a “comprehensive support and recovery package for aviation”.
This package should include the continuation of the furlough scheme for aviation through the winter season until at least March 2021, as well as more grants and loans to support carriers and a 12-month APD waiver.
Airlines UK is also calling for the government to subsidise private Covid-19 testing “to ensure cost is not a barrier to take-up once a UK test and release scheme is implemented”.
