The long-term impact on travel of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas is still unknown, Virgin Atlantic chief executive Shai Weiss has warned.
Weiss said conflict in the Middle East is always ‘dampening’ (Credit: Virgin Atlantic)
Weiss told Bloomberg TV airlines have already felt the consequences after being forced to halt all operations to Israel, added to fuel prices going up owing to uncertainty in the region.
The long-term impact on travel remains unclear, added Weiss, who said it would depend on broader geopolitical implications and fallout from the conflict.
“If Israel can contain its war to the south into Gaza and really take out Hamas, that’s one outcome,” said Weiss on Monday (23 October).
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