Due to the Corona restrictions, air traffic has almost come to a standstill.
What will happen after the pandemic?
Finally
getting
back on
the plane and exploring distant countries
: this is what many Germans want in the current situation.
When this will be as carefree as before the corona pandemic is still completely unclear.
But
one thing
is
certain: the
way
we
travel
will change.
In 2021, for example, many people would rather go on holiday * to Germany than go on a long-distance trip.
The Baltic and North Sea are particularly popular destinations.
Holiday homes instead of hotels are also becoming more and more attractive for many, as is getting there by car.
The
low prices
that people have been used to on vacation in recent years will probably not return for the time being.
Air traffic
will
also be affected
, especially when passenger numbers soar again.
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Airfares controlled by supply and demand
In an interview with Travelbook,
Tui Germany's press officer
, Aage Dünhaupt,
commented
on
price developments in the flight industry
.
This is strongly influenced by supply and demand.
According to Dünhaupt, the latter will come back quickly.
After all, many are already waiting impatiently to be able to sit on the plane again.
“This desire to travel is somehow already in the human DNA.” That also means:
Airfares will rise significantly.
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Corona crisis: positive changes in the travel industry
But Dünhaupt also sees
positive changes that
were initiated by the corona pandemic.
Above all, this includes a
different attitude towards travel
: Due to the pandemic and the resulting restrictions, people appreciate their own freedom of travel much more again.
In addition, some changes that were caused, for example, by new hygiene rules, can be retained even after the Corona crisis.
Dünhaupt names the popular
hotel buffets
as an example
.
Since tourists are no longer allowed to fill their own plates there in many places, but are served by the staff, they would charge themselves significantly less.
"That means we have
less food waste afterwards
- a positive corona effect."
It is currently difficult to predict when air travel will be possible again.
However, Dünhaupt would like the government to
handle
the issue of
travel warnings
differently even during the pandemic
.
Instead of stamping individual countries
across the board
as a risk area
, he advocates taking a closer look at the individual regions and the specific risk of being infected there: "If the Canary Islands are safe, then there is no reason to
issue
a travel warning."
) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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