Tui’s UK boss has slammed government inaction, declaring “the pandemic has shown what happens when you have a government that simply does not understand how an industry works”.
Andrew Flintham has been with Tui since 2007 and has risen through the ranks to the role of managing director
Speaking during Abta Travel Matters on 22 June, Andrew Flintham said the mixed messages from ministers and lack of government support “had to stop”.
“Words like unprecedented and phrases ‘the greatest crisis we’ve ever faced’ were used in March 2020,” he told delegates. “And as I stand here, on the 22 June 2021 they feel as relevant today as they did then. And it didn’t have to be that way.
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