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That’s my view. The airports and airlines used the start of the pandemic to terminate swathes of excellent staff contracts. In the medium to long term the employers will have a much reduced cost base. It’s also chaos at Schipol, with KLM, Germanwings, Brussels Airlines and Lufthansa. I...

Before we had kids (also, just me when they were nippers), we took the amazing Eurostar from Ashford to Moûtiers or Bourg-Saint-Maurice, for skiing in Val D’Isere or The Three Valleys. Just 6 hours, only 5 minutes of Security at Ashford, travelling up to 185mph on a largely brand new line...

I’ve presumed all along that The Bank of Dad will be financing the entire cost of family hols ad infinitum. I love their company though. I recall your plan to share the cost of future ski trip a bit more …. good luck with that :lolol:

Agreed, I love continental train travel. But it’s the combined cost for the 4 of us, compared to flying on carefully selected days away from the rip-off dates/days of the week, that make it unviable for us. A different story if your paying for just yourself.

Directly owned/run these days by their huge German parent with €3.8b cash at bank and pan-European bookings at 85% of pre-pandemic levels.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.politico.eu/article/capacity-crunch-coronavirus-covid-aviation-recovery-hiring-vacancies-summer-schiphol-airport-staff-shortages/amp/ Airlines and airports across Europe are struggling just now with a major shortage of staff.

Your earlier comment about Omicron was/is spot on. Most of continental Europe reacted in exactly the same way eg Macron and a bullied Austria. Driven by media hyperbole and the exaggerating fringe gloomy scientists who’ve since been restored to the no one cares about their musings life in...

When they could’ve furloughed staff on 80% pay, only having to meet employers national insurance obligations. Over reactions by some in the industry?

You have genuine airport/airline knowledge. Have tour operators, airlines and Gatwick/Heathrow been surprised by the huge resurgence in demand, so soon?

I remember Gatwick CEO Stuart Wingate, right up until 6 months ago saying just that. People predicting terminals being mothballed for years, Gatwick being a desert from Virgin leaving, some armchair experts predicted BA leaving Gatwick for good. But I knew a load if folk who love overseas...

Right now? To give themselves breathing space after the other chaos of flight delays and very short term (hours) cancellations. Underlying reason? The mass redundancies have left some airlines and certain airports (Manchester the persistent, shambolic worst) unable to cope with the 95%...