Airlines were totally unprepared as travel came roaring back


SINGAPORE, June 17 (Bloomberg): Airline and airport executives spent the past two years trying to convince everyone it’s safe to fly during a pandemic, touting reduced touch points and hospital-grade filters.

Little did they know how overwhelmed they’d be once travel came roaring back.

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