Adweek
When British Airways Flight BA1 left London and touched down at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport on Nov. 8, it was supposed to mark a return to normalcy for the entire travel industry after the widespread disruption caused by Covid-19. As the world has discovered repeatedly during this pandemic, even a transatlantic flight can’t span the distance between this moment and “normal.” “If you’re British Airways or Air France or Singapore Airlines, it has been a terrible two years,” said Jay Sorensen, president of international travel consulting firm IdeaWorksCompany. “There’s a double whammy: Your international cross-border traffic has been absolutely fried by border closures, and your premium cabins are empty because there’s no business travelers.”