Travel Industry News
Air travel has been far from plane sailing
Thursday, 03, June 2010
So far 2010 has seen some major events affecting air transport in the United Kingdom. January, February and March saw airports around the country being shut because of significant amounts of snow covering the runways and aprons.Once the snow had gone British Airways cabin crew held a couple of strikes impacting the operations of the country's largest airline. In April, this was followed by the most significant event: the eruption of an unpronounceable Icelandic volcano that brought the country's aviation industry to a halt. Aircraft movements in many parts of Europe had to be stopped.
Passengers were stranded at airports around the world, not being able to return home from their trips or going on their much deserved holidays. And May saw another British Airways strike. This was all on top of a rather bumpy flight for the aviation industry during the recession, which saw a reduction in passengers wanting to fly for their holidays.Why has this industry been so much in the media? Why does one industry have such an impact on our lives? Why should we care so much whether flights are departing?Many of us like travelling and we like travelling abroad.
