Normality will return. I will be going gangbusters when airlines start flying. And my social circle mirror that.
There is too much at stake to sit back and be swamped by negativity.
I am bouyed by so much optimism being shown by you all, so I hope that I am wrong in my predictions.
However, I do feel that we also need to temper enthusiasm with a bit of realism.
It is also my plan to get back into the air as much and as often as possible, but I fear that we here in our small circle of comfortably off, aviation enthusiasts, we are not indicative of the public at large.
In general terms the economy has taken a massive blow from which it will not recover. The govt. has increased its borrowing to the extent that it is undermining the stability of the currency.
On top of that, we have Climate Change activists vocally cheer-leading the demise of the aviation industry.
Thousands of people have been idled, either temporarily or permanently. Billions of Pounds in lost earnings have been removed from the economy.
Furthermore, restrictions will continue to be in place, many of which will not be removed any time soon. You will still need to wear your mask and socially distance while you are in the swimming pool.
You will not be allowed to board an aircraft without proof of a recent negative Covid-19 test. Same goes for a vaccine, no vaccination certificate – no boarding pass.
Then we need to consider each country’s response to this : eg. If you are from the UK, or any other Covid mutant area, then you will be denied entry.
This Covid pandemic is not going to be erased from our lives any time soon.
To think that we all get a jab in the arm and then we are all back to the pre-covid Halcyon days is, to say the least – childishly naive.
