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Confidence wavers in European travel demand recovery
| 1 Comment on Confidence wavers in European travel demand recoveryPublic confidence in what was looking to be a recovery in the European travel industry by the all-too-important summer travel season has fallen, as new waves of infection see airline shares plummet. Shares in European airlines fell across the board on Monday, following announcements from the UK government that continued to advise against summer travel,
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