Holiday and aviation firms including IAG and easyJet are hit amid fears of another summer of lost bookings
Shares in travel and aviation businesses including the British Airways owner, IAG, easyJet and the aero engine maker Rolls-Royce tumbled on Monday after the government warned the public not to book holidays abroad this summer.
Investors took fright at the thought that the struggling airline and travel sectors could face another summer of lost bookings, as continental Europe struggles with the rollout of vaccine programmes.