Originally Posted by
jrfsp
The issue with having active covid cases, regardless of borders, is that it kills demand. People are generally not willing to take the risk - especially so for corporate travel. Without corporate travel the golden triangle - and many other routes would be half, if not less, their standard capacity - and we can forget about yield
Yep. Air travel has been decimated in nations where borders have remained open too, so I don’t know why people here think open borders would suddenly mean a return to normality. I remember in March before any borders were closed passenger numbers were plummeting, the free market was choosing not to travel whilst this pandemic is active.
This slowdown of aviation is because of a worldwide health crisis and it’ll be over when the health crisis is no longer an issue, not borders.