The CEO of Delta Air Lines has cast doubt on a potential travel corridor between New York and London amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it would be easier to relaunch transatlantic flights to 'just about any' other European capital. Delta CEO Ed Bastian (pictured) told The Financial Times it would be easier to recommence routes between New York and other European citiesA new pilot scheme has raised hopes of a London-New York travel corridor being approved as pressure grows on the government to reopen the busy business route. Heathrow airport is pictured aboveBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps are under growing pressure from business leaders and the aviation industry to reopen the route. The hope is that by sharing the trial's findings, it will convince the UK and US governments to give a travel corridor the green light. Just 1.25 million people traveled through the west London airport last month, compared with 7.06 million during October 2019.

Source: Daily Mail November 22, 2020 14:37 UTC