Airlines, tourism companies prepare for post-pandemic changes
Published 30 Dec,2020 via Asharq Alawsat (English Edition) - Tourism, aviation and hospitality industries, including hotels and restaurants, were dealt a severe blow by the coronavirus pandemic. Heavy losses have led to major employee layoffs with some companies rolling out new services for a fresh cash grab.
British Airways, for example, went on to sell off first-class items, while EasyJet has imposed new charges on overhead lockers on its flights.
Despite the pandemic hitting tourism and aviation hard on a global scale, this is not the first time that these sectors have run into crisis. In the past, repercussions of the September 11 attacks and the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull, volcanic events in Iceland, were regarded as unprecedented disruptions to global travel.
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