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Tim Clark, chairman of Dubai-based Emirates Airlines, said today Wednesday that global travel is likely to remain low until the end of the year as countries tighten tight restrictions to control COVID-19 infections.
Clark’s comments represent a more pessimistic view after telling Reuters last month that he didn’t think the new wave of injuries and restrictions would stymie the recovery again.
“It will take longer than I expected and I think we will probably see some difficulties,” Clark said at a virtual summit hosted by CAPA Aviation Consultants.
And Britain announced this week that travelers from certain countries will be required to enter a mandatory hotel quarantine for a period of ten days, in a system similar to Australia.
Clark, who postponed his decision to retire to deal with the Corona virus crisis, said countries like Britain had made “very difficult decisions” on international travel.
The UK government has said tougher measures are needed to prevent new strains of the virus from hampering its rapid vaccination schedule.
In January, Britain again imposed quarantine restrictions on travelers from the United Arab Emirates, while cases in the Gulf country rose rapidly.
Clark said he expected governments to continue closing borders and imposing restrictions on international travel in order to better understand how to deal with the new tensions.
The 71-year-old veteran sector official during the crisis tended to be more optimistic about the recovery than many of his peers.
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