Icarus, How long do you think many U.K. airlines would stay solvent if, right now, they stopped selling tickets and taking the money for post B day flights? “Sorry Mr Wiggy’s, we can’t let you book a flight for your family next summer because it might not operate”......
They aren’t because they are privy to some secret agreement, they are selling because they need the cash flow to keep them going to the end of the day/end of the month/end of the year.. and they are hoping (as are most people who actually get paid by airlines) that the politicians can sort something out.