The European peak summer season of 2021 will be critical for airlines, airports and destinations across Europe, along with a huge range of businesses which rely on travel and tourism.
The Austrian CEO, interviewed at Routes Reconnected, shares the carrier’s restructuring progress, network and fleet positioning, and what he has learned about leading in a crisis.
Two new short-haul routes will start from Zurich and three from Geneva this summer, but the airline does not expect demand to pick-up until the third quarter of the year.
Ryanair Group’s Austrian subsidiary Lauda faces an “existential crisis” with its main base in Vienna expected to close before the end of the month, group CEO Michael O’Leary has warned.