Originally Posted by
shamrock7seal
Bournemouth will probably only see 250,000 or 350,000 this year assuming flights resume in July.
Travel will undoubtedly come back but it's probably reset aviation by around 15 years or more. Who knows if a full recovery will be seen in 2021.
Predictions of recovery take no account of the fact that most people will come out of this crisis financially poorer. When people are poorer the first thing to go are holidays. I am only one week into this and I have already taken a massive financial hit. Remaining prepaid holidays will be taken for this year if allowed but next year I will be curbing my travel plans to save money and will continue to do so in the following years I fear.
As Bournemouth is almost a pure leisure airport it relies on discretionary spending.