Travel restrictions and a slump in demand due to the coronavirus have forced airlines to cancel most flights and temporarily reduce staff. Will this mean a permanent end to the low-cost travel that many of us have gotten used to? Travel expert Simon Calder joins the show to round-up the latest industry news and what it means for travellers, and aviation consultant John Strickland explains why the airlines were so vulnerable to begin with. Meanwhile, calls are rising for the government to bail the airline industry out, but finance expert Frances Coppola argues there are many sectors that are just as deserving.

(Picture: interior of a plan with passengers wearing masks. Picture credit: Getty.)