Speaking during a Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee hearing on Tuesday (14 June) Robert Courts admitted he was “sympathetic” to the sector, but said the government had provided adequate support during the pandemic to enable the industry to restart effectively.
“This has been an incredibly difficult time for the aviation sector,” Courts acknowledged. “I have enormous sympathy with the difficult decisions they have had to make.
“We tried to give support to the sector to enable it to maintain a level of service and be in a position to bounce back when the time came. The most important thing was to make sure they could keep flying again as soon as possible.”
