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Wednesday, 15 September 2021
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- Boeing says air travel to return to pre-pandemic levels by 2024Plane maker expects global aviation to take another two and a half years to recover.
Financial Times
- EasyJet’s cash call leaves repair job to doSize of airline’s rights issue has prompted questions about its strategy
Times Online
- Sajid Javid hints PCR tests for double-vaccinated travellers will be scrapped [subscription]Compulsory PCR tests for vaccinated travellers will be scrapped in favour of cheaper lateral flow tests, the health secretary indicated today.
Birmingham Mail
- Three changes to holiday and travel rules set to be announced this weekAfter Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his Covid Winter Plan on Tuesday night, further changes are coming
London Evening Standard
- Researchers say new system could prevent repeat of Gatwick drone chaosDrone activity at Gatwick Airport saw around 1,000 flights cancelled or diverted between in December 2018.
Other Regional Press
- TfL and rail Boxing Day engineering works cut off HeathrowPassengers are being warned of travel chaos over the festive period with Heathrow Airport set to be inaccessible by rail or Tube.
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