We shouldn't bail out airline companies

i agree in an idealistic sense, but because of the state of the trains especially in the North, most people have no choice but to use planes.
until trains are sorted out planes will continue to be reimbursed

Sometimes private airline companies are contracted to fly out resources to the poorest and most vulnerable people, how would they do such a thing without the funding?

Sometimes private airline companies are contracted to fly out resources to the poorest and most vulnerable people, how would they do such a thing without the funding?

Not to mention during this 'crisis' a lot of people needed the transport to get home to their families.

There are some air routes that should be protected to some degree, such as the remoter parts of northern Scotland, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Protecting these routes does not mean necessarily bailing out a specific airline.

Who really uses planes to travel from a northern city to a southern one though? Cars are good enough. Trains in the north do need to be sorted out (everywhere, people in the north make out like trains in the south are amazing but they're not a whole lot better)

Imagine our government running an airline

Yes, it is terrible that many people are losing their jobs. But we need an honest conversation about this. Many airline companies were doomed to fail long before this crisis.

It is simply unsustainable to keep bailing out airline after airline, bail out after bail out.

People are flying less due to the negative effects, we know flying is terrible for the environment.

If anything good comes out of this crisis, it will be a welcome reduction in CO2 emissions and NO2.

You mean like it did with BEA, BOAC and British Airways between 1939 and 1987?

Says who?

Who are these countless airlines you mention?

Not really, some of the 'woke' loons might be but average bob is going to continue flying because there is no other way to travel.

Yeah because airplanes are like totally the main contributor

Sorry I mean OUR Government, The one now, not the concept of a national carrier.

British South American Airways lasted for only three and a half years, from January, 1946, to July, 1949. But during that brief period, 74 passengers and 22 employees died, a death rate of one fatality for every 385 passengers flown. Ten of the 36 aircraft were destroyed in crashes, and many more were damaged, repaired and put back into service. "I've got a better safety record than Bomber Command," claimed [the managing director].

Yes, it is terrible that many people are losing their jobs. But we need an honest conversation about this. Many airline companies were doomed to fail long before this crisis. It is simply unsustainable to keep bailing out airline after airline, bail out after bail out. People are flying less due to the negative effects, we know flying is terrible for the environment. If anything good comes out of this crisis, it will be a welcome reduction in CO2 emissions and NO2. Instead, we should use the money as relief for the poorest and most vulnerable, whilst also using it to try and find some kind of sustainable, more secure employment for former airline employees. It's harsh, but the airline industry has had more than enough bailouts, it is incredulous to see Branson asking for £7.5bn for his stupid company when our NHS and nation is in crisis. People and planet before profit.