Jonathan Hinkles said shifts in corporate travel demand would affect how airlines did their planning.
“I think we will see a slightly smaller domestic market with different splits,” he said, explaining there may be fewer early-morning services and more need to take connecting flights.
Hinkles, Loganair’s chief executive, said the Zoom culture “was going to stick”. Industries such as maritime, oil and gas “have to be there”, but he said some service sector industries are “just not going to come back”.
Speaking at Airlines 2021, Hinkles said an increase in domestic leisure travel would “probably not” compensate for this and he was planning accordingly.
