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Old 28th Apr 2020, 22:58
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Originally Posted by DHC8 Driver

Then it’s possible the centre seats in each isle will be blocked for social distancing. Tell me any airline that made a meaningful profit with a permanent 33% of seats blocked - even assuming all the available remaining seats could be sold..
It will have to be government subsidised. They will want airline travel back for economic recovery, so if they continue to demand social distancing aboard aircraft they will have to underwrite it to make it profitable until they lift those restrictions.
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