Philippine airlines and their customers are bracing for dramatic changes in a post-lockdown era as the turbulent COVID-19 crisis unfolds. | miguelrcamusINQ
That can be difficult inside an aircraft cabin, especially for budget carriers that configure seats more closely together.That would remove 30 percent of the seats they can sell. Considering the configuration of most short and medium-range planes, this will leave the middle seat between the aisle and window seats empty.
“There will be a new normal once we resume flights,” Charo Logarta Lagamon, Cebu Pacific director for communications, said in an interview over the weekend. She added “middle seats will likely be left vacant whenever possible” and wearing face masks will be mandatory.
Jonathan Ravelas, chief strategist at BDO Unibank Inc., said airline ticket prices could increase anywhere from 30-50 percent during this period.Ravelas said recovery would be slow but airlines should learn to adapt—as they did after the 9/11 terrorist attack and the 2003 SARS outbreak.“It’s innovate or evaporate,” he said, noting that airlines can charter more flights or increase their cargo business.
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