British Airways CEO says 'great opportunity' for UK-US travel

The CE of British Airways said there was a “great opportunity” for Britain and the US to open a travel corridor given their high vaccination rates, and said he was optimistic for European travel from June onwards. Airlines are readying their planes, pilots and crew for travel this summer, hoping for a bounce back after over a year of pandemic restrictions, although governments have yet to agree the details of how and when the restart will work. BA CE Sean Doyle, who took the helm of the IAG-owned airline in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis last October, said that travel between Britain and the US should be restriction-free. “If you look at the progress of vaccinations that the UK and the US have made, they’re almost neck and neck,” he said, speaking to an online industry conference. “I think the US is a great opportunity to get up and running again.” Travel between Europe and the United States is also on the cards.<br/>