Airlines 'can't afford to refund tickets'

By Sarah Young
Updated April 8 2020 - 12:13am, first published 12:10am
Airlines around the world cannot afford to refund cancelled flights, industry body IATA says.
Airlines around the world cannot afford to refund cancelled flights, industry body IATA says.

Global airlines cannot afford to refund cancelled flights because of the coronavirus crisis, the head of the industry's representative body IATA says, and carriers are issuing vouchers instead as they conserve cash to survive.

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