Covid may change aviation industry forever

After 2020 marked the onset and early waves of Covid-19, last year saw the full-scale impact of the pandemic crisis and the aviation industry remained one of its biggest casualties.

Although some airlines were more impervious to the crisis than others, most would agree last year was a huge challenge and 2022 should offer some respite despite the Omicron variant threatening to keep putting a dampener on air travel.

Experts say that while Omicron transmits faster than Delta, there are indications that symptoms may be less severe. The world has also learned to build its defences as the global vaccination rate keeps climbing and…