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Old 22nd Mar 2017, 10:52
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Dryce
 
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Originally Posted by Livesinafield
People will stop travelling? Please come on....no they won't
They have before. During Gulf War 1 passenger numbers dropped.

The impact would vary by route and availability of alternatives.

So I think you'd find that if the UK extended the ban to DBX and EK then a proportion of passengers will reroute - enough to hurt the airline on UK routes.
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