Europe & Middle East Correspondent, Air Transport World
London, UK
Summary
Based in London, Alan is Europe & Middle East correspondent at Air Transport World.
A daily newspaper journalist in the UK and Middle East for 15 years, he then joined the UK's most successful corporate publishing company before setting up his own company in 2004. He has worked with ATW since 2014.
The UK government has effectively told the country’s airlines they must exhaust all avenues to shore up their cash reserves and protect their liquidity before turning to the country’s treasury for assistance.
As travel demand falters, European airlines are continuing to cut flights, with Ryanair predicting its aircraft will remain grounded through May and Wizz Air temporarily closing its Vienna base.