‘Aviation industry will take time to recover despite ceasefire,’ warns analyst

Anita Mendiratta, an aviation and travel leadership adviser, has told Al Jazeera that the aviation sector is going to take some time to recover despite the ceasefire. “The situation with aviation is that airlines pretty much have to manage extremely carefully, where they fly, how they fly. The first thing right now is actually fuel cost management”, she said. “But it’s also the fact of whether there is fuel with the airline to reactivate the aircraft and the aircraft networks that they use to fly on. All this has a direct impact on pricing,” she explained. “So it’s going to take some time to stabilise as the [airline] network starts to grow again in confidence,” she said. Mendiratta highlighted that the issue is not only about aircraft simply restarting their engines and taking off again, but also that there needs to be security clearances to ensure that everything is safe. “One of the greatest barriers to recovery is confidence in flying,” she said, noting that many travellers have found alternative routes to travel from east to west and vice versa by either using alternative airlines or staying closer to home, due to security reasons. “Ultimately, confidence is the real currency while unlocking travel growth.” Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://X.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #USIranCeasefire #USIranTalks #AviationRecovery #USIsraelWarOnIran #IranWar #AirTravel #FlightCancellations #AviationCrisis #TravelDisruption #AirFares #IATA #AlJazeeraEnglish