UK risks destroying aviation industry with no support, says Heathrow boss | Malay Mail

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LONDON, May 1 — Britain risks destroying its aviation sector and smothering any broader economic recovery after it failed to follow the likes of the United States and France in propping up its airlines, the head of London Heathrow Airport warned today. Europe’s biggest airport said trade had...

Friday, 01 May 2020 05:58 PM MYT

Europe’s biggest airport said trade had disappeared in April, with passenger numbers set to fall by 97 per cent, leaving many airlines such as Britain’s Virgin Atlantic close to collapse. Global aviation has come to a near standstill as governments around the world lock down their economies to prevent the spread of Covid-19, forcing airlines to cut or suspend thousands of staff, park up planes and seek government bailouts.

“We have the third biggest aviation sector in the world and if we don’t take the right action now we could lose it,” Holland-Kaye said.

 

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