Asked by the presenter “what has happened” to expected bookings for Easter to the Middle East, Dame Irene said: “Unsurprisingly, bookings are down.
“As of last night, compared to the same week last year, our bookings were 9% down, which is actually an improvement on last week when news of the war was still emerging.
“So at the moment we have a dampening of people booking and an increase in people either wanting to change their holiday or perhaps cancel.”
Asked to elaborate on the destinations affected,” Dame Irene continued: “The capacity issues as you’d expect are over the main hubs to the east.
