For those who loved traveling to different lands for
acquainting with the cultures of people, this is a rude shock that
international travel has been discontinued globally. As the curse of Corona
virus spreading to almost all countries of the world and most of the nations
imposing lockdowns and grounding airplanes, international travel has been
completely suspended. International flights were the first to be suspended so
that the virus does not enter the country from offshore destinations. Later on,
when it began to be spread domestically, even the domestic flights were shut.
With many of these nations having passed the peak of the pandemic after
witnessing heavy fatalities and huge stress on public healthcare systems, the
domestic aviation sectors are slowly being opened up. But, the larger question
which remains is what will happen to the international travel? When will the
cheap international tickets be sold again?
Well, this might sound a bit heartbreaking but is a fact
that this is not going to happen any time soon. Since cautious steps are being
taken to open domestic aviation, it would be far-fetched to think about opening
of international aviation at this stage. It is only when the ground report
related to the spread of disease in a particular city and country is considered
to be safe that this proposal will even be considered. There is no doubt that both
business and leisure air travel has suffered. International business travelers
will be flying only when it is absolutely necessary for them to do so. So, it
will be a miniscule percentage of what it used to be. Similarly, leisure travel
will be restricted only to rich people who can still afford to pay for a great
vacation and have the mood of enjoyment all through when Covid fear is still
there.
However, when the passengers be habitual of changed ways of
flying and feel safe with the safety measures in place by airline and airport
authorities, the resumption of selected international flights would be
considered by the governments. Since international travel is to be happen by
way of mutual understanding among countries, the risk of spreading the virus
once again will prevent countries from resuming even limited international air
operations.
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