New lockdowns make for a grim start to the year but the brilliance of the vaccine scientists will probably mean a return to flying in 2021. Many business travellers gagging to return to the departure lounges may have to wait, however. It’s not just that post-virus corporate cost-cutting will keep many travellers at home. It’s also that the environmental pressure against flying grew rather than shrank during last year’s lockdowns.
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