UK travellers prepared to isolate if it means having a Spanish summer holiday
It may be that holidaymakers are booking now in what they perceive as a window before more travel bans or virus flare-ups, which does not bode well for demand further out
05 August 2020 - 11:49
The European travel industry had a bad case of summertime sadness after the UK, on July 25, introduced restrictions on vacation getaways to Spain. But EasyJet provided reason to cheer up on Tuesday when it said some travellers were still determined to take their vacations despite the prospect of having to self-isolate for two weeks on their return.
In fact, with more people looking to fly over the summer than it had expected, the low-cost airline is adding flights through the end of September. It will operate at 40% of capacity in its fourth quarter, up from the 30% it had previously planned for...
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