Can airlines recover after terror ordeal?
Steve Ridgway Chief executive, Virgin Atlantic Several questions need to be asked of BAA regarding contingency planning – what worked and what didn’t. Some airlines have incurred millions of pounds in costs. A robust, long-term plan needs to be put in place. The threat level is not just severe for an airport but for the whole of the UK. Therefore it’s appropriate that the government steps up to that responsibility and helps provide the right resources to ensure passengers have as smooth an experience as possible. Michael O’Leary Chief executive, Ryanair It will be very easy for the low-cost industry to adapt to increased security checks. The low-cost airlines adapted better to last weekend’s increased security checks than the high-fare carriers. If the UK government does not reverse these increased and ineffectual security measures, then they will have handed the terrorists a PR victory. The way to defeat the extremists is to return air travel to normal. The sooner the government retur
