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Aviation sector may need govt support to survive 'bleak' 2021

Government
James Chapple
22 April 2021

Airlines and airports will need further government support to survive a potentially "bleak" 2021 if key transatlantic and short-haul leisure routes aren’t placed on the UK’s "green list", pilots union Balpa has said.

Heathrow's August peak was down 71% on the same month in 2019 (Credit: Belinda Fewings / Unsplash)

(Credit: Belinda Fewings / Unsplash)

The union, along with aviation trade body Airlines UK, have welcomed the transport committee’s review of the Global Travel Taskforce’s 9 April report, which presented a framework for the resumption of international travel from 17 May.