Airline bosses have expressed apprehensions regarding Omicron’s impact on the sector as it slowly limps back to normalcy following pandemic-related travel restrictions that may be reimposed if the variant turns out to be a vaccine-resistant superspreader.
“December is a very important month for the air travel business. If that is lost, or the winter is lost to a lot of carriers, there will be significant traumas in the business, certainly the aviation business and the periphery,” warned Emirates airline President Tim Clark in a statement to Reuters. If disruptions are renewed, they are expected to veer the sector right off the recovery path.
