Speaking at a press conference to mark the airline’s collection of its first A320neo, the airline’s chief executive urged the government to consider the needs of business to ensure the best possible deal.

She believes this may be possible as prime minister Theresa May is potentially forced to water down plans for a hard Brexit following the Conservative party’s disastrous election campaign which saw it lose its majority.

McCall said: “There’s a lot of talk in the newspapers about a softer Brexit and we need to know what that means.

“If a softer Brexit means a pragmatic approach to leaving the EU then I think that’s a good thing.”

She added the negotiators must consider how tourists can easily move around to benefit both British travellers and the European destinations that need their business.

“We need to keep it deregulated,” McCall added. “We need to keep it as liberal as we can keep it as it will work for consumers.”

She also said the company was well placed to comply with EU regulations that an airline operating in the region must be 51% owned by EU-based companies and people as the figure is currently at 48%, excluding the UK.

McCall said the airline also has Air Operator’s Certificates (AOC) in both the UK and Switzerland and has been considering getting one in any of the other 27 EU states in order to continue fully operating in the region in a post-Brexit world.

But in the meantime she added the airline would continue to plan for the future as normal, regardless of how the negotiations end.

She said: “The airlines put schedules together in the same way as they do today. I don’t think we should allow political uncertainty to dictate what we normally do.”