Commenting on the Transport Select Committee analysis of the Governments Global Travel Taskforce report, BALPA General Secretary Brian Strutton said:

“I agree with the Select Committee that the UK aviation and travel sectors face an ‘urgent, existential crisis’ which is a result of Government policies to control the Coronavirus.

“I would go further and say that unless the transatlantic routes and a significant proportion of short haul holiday routes are placed on the green list at the earliest opportunity then airlines and airports will need Government funding to survive a bleak 2021.”