Visiting family and friends will be the travel priority for many islanders post-lockdown, according to a Blue Islands survey.
With more than 4,000 participants, the survey also reveals that over two thirds of passengers want to travel within three months of the lockdown being lifted.
When people do travel, more than 85% of respondents said it was either extremely or very important that airlines have clear and trustworthy safety procedures, and nearly 80% of people expect to see sanitising gels and wipes available on board the aircraft.
Commenting on the survey, Rob Veron, CEO of Blue Islands said, ‘We are extremely grateful to all of those who took part in our survey, providing us with invaluable insights as to how the community is feeling in respect of future travel. We have learnt that over two thirds of passengers intend to travel within the first three months of normal flights resuming; the primary reason for this being to visit friends and relatives. We’re here and ready to play our part in reconnecting our communities as and when the time is right.’
The airline has already introduced a number of enhanced wellbeing measures including mandatory face masks for passengers, enhanced cleaning procedures and hand sanitiser availability throughout the flight.
The Blue Islands survey was the fist of two. The second survey focuses on product features and services that passengers would welcome as part of the airline’s relaunch.
‘Our second survey has been created to help us better understand what’s important to customers when choosing their flights as we strive to make the entire flying experience the very best it can be. Once again, we would appreciate feedback from the communities we serve which is truly invaluable and would like to thank everyone for their support, we can’t wait to welcome our customers on board again soon.’
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