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Looking Forward To Welcoming You Back On Board In the past few months, we’ve all been missing the people and places we love. When the world opens up once more, we are looking forward to welcoming you back on board.
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You’ll see changes at every step of the journey when you fly with us, with new protective measures on the ground and in the air. Your safety remains at the heart of everything we do.
Will Travel Be “Essential”? “Normal life” is on hold. Most of us are staying in our homes and – though it may not seem the most important thing right now – the European business travel platforms are suffering a dramatic drop in usage. Those of us who are involved in this industry are, understandably, concerned about what might happen next. Speculation is unhelpful. All we can say for now is that, to ease the pressures on health care systems, the current lockdown situation seems likely to be eased off gradually. On the way to ‘lockdown” we passed through a brief phase where many governments and companies were asking people to restrict themselves to “Essential Travel Only”. It didn’t last long – those instructions soon became “stay at home”. But eventually the lockdown will ease. The question then is will we go back to the old “business (travel) as usual”? I think we might not, but rather re-baseline our policies around the notion of “essential travel only”. Here’s some reasons why: 1 – These are unprecedented times. Most companies’ balance sheets will be under strain for an extended period – so even as our situation evolves, cost control will be a strong driver of policy and T&E spend is always a target during a recession.
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