Such headlines have the potential of smashing up whatever is left of consumer confidence. The present situation combining shambolic and unpredictable government policy changes and bombastic headlines left, right and center makes flying look like Russian roulette. When, apart from being at risk of having your flight cancelled or being sent into quarantine, you're also faced with the risk of the airline going bust by the time of your trip, it takes a huge deal of determination and a bit of denial to take any non-essential trip. The average traveller will not delve into the fact that hardly any private airline will survive unless this mess is sorted by next summer. The words "hanging by a thread" is all they need to see.