Lockdown flies global airlines into turbulence

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The number of air travellers has reduced since the outbreak of Covid-19. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

The global airline industry is yet to clear the turbulence caused by the Covid-19 pandemic with prospects of an early recovery crashed by the onset of a second Covid-19 wave in Europe. Many countries that had partially opened up are still maintaining quarantines, severely constraining demand for travel.

France and the United Kingdom, the biggest markets in Europe for East African horticulture and a tourism source market are back into lockdown, potentially dampening prospects for the festive season for producers and hospitality industry.