An airline shut down because everyone was ignoring coronavirus rules

[Andy Meek]

• The coronavirus' impact on the global economy continues to be felt far and wide, touching almost every imaginable business sector, including airlines and the hospitality industry.
• Regarding airlines, Indonesia-based carrier Lion Air recently restarted operations after having temporarily closed because of the pandemic.
• Unfortunately, Lion Air has now closed down again due to passengers being unwilling or unable to comply with its coronavirus rules.

In a statement posted to its website this week, the low-cost, Indonesia-based airline Lion Air shared some news that no company ever wants to be in a position to announce. For the time being, the airline will be suspending all service, including domestic and international flights, from Friday, June 5.

The reason why is pretty clear-cut, as you might be able to surmise: It has to do with the coronavirus' impact on the economy. More specifically, passengers are just not sufficiently following the airline's rules inspired by the virus that's sparked a global pandemic -- a pandemic, we should add, that's killed almost 400,000 people around the world, to-date. The airline's rationale for this decision, laid out in a memo also available via its Facebook page, explains that: "Lion Air Group’s decision was based on considerations from an evaluation of previous flight operations, that many prospective passengers were unable to carry out air travel because they did not complete the required documents and conditions during the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic alert period.”

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