Heapy, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays chief executive, told the airline and operator’s annual VIP conference for agents on Thursday (25 November) the sustainability movement – as well as inflation – now posed an "existential threat" to travel’s future.
"We are working very hard on sustainability," said Heapy. "We’ve produced our strategy... and the worst thing we could do it fight it [the movement]. But if we’re not careful, we [the airline industry] will become the whipping boy.
"They’ll put more tax on flights. We want to make sure we pay our fair share, and that we’re not unduly penalised. It’s a real threat."
