Jet2 boss in outburst

Not one to normally shout about, or even be seen, Jet2 boss Steve Heapy, burst onto a virtual tourism conference in Majorca with an astonishing outpouring.

Asked about the latest government travel restrictions he was emphatic: "People want certainty. They don't want to travel abroad with a chance they might be tested positive and have to go into quarantine.

"We can't, as an industry, give them that.  The current measures of lockdowns and restrictions are just not sustainable,” he said. "When they go on holiday, they want to feel like they are on holiday, they want to relax, they want to do what they want, when they want.”

Earlier during the seminar, organised by the Majorca Tourism Foundation, Heapy reiterated that many firms are under “massive strain” and that “some won't make it.”

Heapy told the conference that the industry and society generally should not rely on a vaccine.

“That could take years,” he said.  "Therefore, governments have to work together. It needs a European framework for the opening and closing of air corridors, for categorising and measuring infection levels and for testing."

He mocked the progress of Europe-wide efforts to combat the virus, saying he's seen “glaciers move faster.”

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L. Stephen Davis, Toronto, Canada

David, be assured that there will be no disruption to vaccine preparation or testing under either Biden or Trump. The need to supply one continues unabated. All that will slow the process will be distribution.

David Bentley, Oldham

I disagree with his comments about a vaccine. If Trump is re-elected on Tuesday (please God that he is) you will see both working vaccines and therapeutic drugs widely available within two months (at a price of course).If Biden gets in, forget it.