Extreme Weather costing Heavy to Airline Industry

Reports have concluded that December 2010 has been the coldest winter in England in even more than a 100 years. This can be one substantial proof of drastic climate changes that we are all likely to face in the coming years. Thought the impact of these extreme weather conditions on the weather and temperatures worldwide has been discussed widely among scientists and NGO working to make the world Greener but did we ever realized the cost of climate changes that many businesses would be paying? The biggest one at loss is Airline Industry.

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Only last year the major airports all around Europe were shut down nearly every week in December and early January at the hand of extreme weather that covered the whole Europe under a sheet of thick white snow.

For some time, UK’s hub airport London Heathrow was closed while Gatwick Airport was among the worst affected airports throughout the entire season.This unexpected and unwarned airport closure last year cost airline to loss their customers in what is the most selling Peak travel period in UK and rest of the Europe. Flights to Harare from Gatwick airport, flights to Paris with Air France and also…Read more

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