Speaking during an Airline CEO panel debate Airlines for Europe’s Aviation Summit 2021 today, Gallego described the move as a first step.
“We don’t see a reason why the US-UK corridor cannot be open, when you see the successful roll-out of vaccines in the two countries,” Gallego says.
“Today, if you live in the US, you can come over into France and if you are vaccinated, there are no restrictions, you can come right in.
Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr similarly expects the market to reopen before long.
”You need to think about the situation at the beginning of the summer, not now, but in one month.
”We have the regulation, it is clear because we have the political agreement.
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