Did you miss? Experts estimate the return of planes to the air is not that far away • The targets are likely to change and companies will be creative

In the past few weeks we have become accustomed to seeing almost completely empty skies. Cargo planes, rescue and occasional passenger flights, especially the planes that have been visiting Israel since the end of February, the period when the Corona hit itself in Europe and North America. Flights to China and Hong Kong have been discontinued somewhere in late January-early February and one of the big questions that arises is what will the world of aviation look like the next day?

Experts from the International Airlines Association were quoted in the British Guardian as saying that without government assistance, only 30 out of 700 airlines could survive the Corona Challenge. France, Australia, Singapore, the United States, Spain and a host of countries have already announced that they will support their airlines even though they are not government companies. At the same time, there are also some companies that routinely support governments such as Turkish Airlines, Chinese companies and Aeroplot and these are likely to be the airlines that will survive the difficult period. In addition, there is a trend of nationalization of companies and it seems that quite a few countries, including Portugal, Italy and other countries, intend to nationalize airlines and thus help them recover from the crisis, similar to other measures taken in other economic crisis sectors in 2008. Such a step would take us back a long time, to a time when airlines belonged to governments and could be problematic and hurt competition between airlines, but in the current situation there does not seem to be an escape.

what about us? Currently, the Treasury is not approving aid to God and as the days go by, the Israeli airline is running out of oxygen and it may soon be, if no government assistance arrives, the company will close. Al Al submitted to the Finance Ministry a streamlining plan and even submitted a revised plan, but when Discount Bank asked the Finance Ministry to give Al Arabs the loan in question, the Treasury refused and so we could find ourselves the day after the crisis without a major Israeli airline.

When do you return to fly and where?

This is one of the questions that intrigues any traveler, aviation enthusiast or just those who dream of switching to duty free. Speaking to aviation expert Aaron Lapidot, he estimates that, "The first destinations we set out to be will be Asian destinations, the countries that have managed to cope well with the challenge of Corona, including Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and other countries. Europe will probably join in only later, as will the United States. It is estimated that in the space of two months, the sky will be opened to pioneers, mainly students, people returning to their homes and businessmen. Goals that will become relevant and true today are considered Following from dangerous health situation there. "

The International Airlines Organization has published interesting data on the aviation industry in Israel and the world. According to the Corona, there is a decline of more than nine million passengers in demand for flights to and from Israel. The figures also show that Israeli aviation will suffer economic damage of about $ 2.3 billion and more than 180,000 jobs in the industry are in danger.

The economic damage to the aviation world is tremendous and there is no doubt that after leaving the house, there is a completely different industry. Many airlines are already trying to adapt to the situation. EasyJet offers very cheap flights (€ 18 to Amsterdam) with suitcases in less than one euro and very flexible change conditions, Delta does not allow to purchase mid-seat seats with the aim of keeping social distance in flight and other airlines disintegrating aircraft, flexing ticket conditions and coming towards the consumer and everything, So let's get back to flying with them. Many experts believe that we will also see medical tests before boarding, a step that can significantly minimize airplane contamination and transfer between states and we may see more creative ideas and all, so we can fly back as soon as possible.