European Airlines Warn Of Barriers To Recovery

Wizz Air commercial jet
Wizz Air says capacity may recover more slowly than forecast because of travel restrictions.
Credit: John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images
Summer 2020 was far from a bumper season for Europe’s COVID-19-hit airlines, but by offering cheap deals and flexible tickets to lockdown-weary travelers in need of a change of scene, they managed to make the best of it. Now, in September, with infection rates on the rise and travel restrictions...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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