15 Jun 2022by Will Payne
Abta has provided a written submission to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select committee following its hearing over “flight chaos” faced by passengers during the May half-term period.
In a letter from chief executive Mark Tanzer, Abta highlights the “valuable role – and passion – travel agents have” both in “helping their customers organise their holiday” as well as supporting them in the unlikely event that something goes wrong.
The submission also aims to provide MPs with information and background on the impact of the pandemic on the travel industry, including how government decisions not to offer sector-specific support, and to withdraw furlough support significantly ahead of the lifting of travel restrictions, “worsened” the…