Airline industry chief backs concerns over sharp drop in sterling
Reuters
Published Sep 27, 2022 15:08
MONTREAL (Reuters) - A global airline industry group threw its weight behind concerns over a slide in the pound voiced by the head of Virgin Atlantic.
"The volatility of sterling-dollar combined with the volatility of the oil price definitely makes it much more challenging for airlines based in the UK who have a strong sterling revenue base but a strong dollar cost base; not just Virgin," Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association, said on Tuesday.
"So I have a lot of sympathy for him," he told reporters when asked about alarm voiced by Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss.
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