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Coronavirus: Social distancing cuts public transport passenger capacity by 90%
The transport secretary warns social distancing will mean severely-reduced passenger capacity.
Coronavirus: airlines warned over £7bn in fares owed to passengers for cancelled flights [Subscription]
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is investigating airlines failure to refund more than £7bn for flights cancelled because of the coronavirus as concern grows that they are breaking the law.
Government to urge people to cycle or walk to work - and wear face masks
Grant Shapps warned there will be no 'single leap to freedom' after the coronavirus lockdown is lifted as he warned it will be a long time before the UK's transport network returns to normal.
Sunday, 10 May 2020
BBC News
- Coronavirus: Social distancing cuts public transport passenger capacity by 90%The transport secretary warns social distancing will mean severely-reduced passenger capacity.
- UK 'to bring in 14-day quarantine' for air passengersAn airline industry body says it has been told coronavirus quarantining will start from the end of May.
Financial Times
- Elon Musk sues to reopen Tesla factory in CaliforniaElectric carmaker chief threatens to relocate to another state after request to restart production was denied
- UK quarantine plan poses fresh setback for aviation sectorTransport secretary says it is time to reconsider much-criticised policy to leave UK border open
- Airlines/social distancing: flights of fancyIn order to square restrictions with profitability, airlines would need to jack up ticket prices threefold
Times Online
- Virgin Atlantic is a suitable case for state support [Subscription]It was disappointing to see Luke Johnson echo the popular anti-Branson line without analysing Virgin Atlantic more objectively (Branson can ruin Virgin only once, May 3).
- Virgin Atlantic doesnt deserve a bailout [Subscription]On June 22, 1984, a young record label owner waved from the steps of the leased Boeing 747 he had named Maiden Voyager. Few would have put money on his chances of long-term success: the big carriers that guarded the route from London to New York had made it a graveyard for other budget challengers, such as Laker Airways.
- Canal companies fear being left high and dry by coronavirus [Subsctiption]Boat operators and others linked to the waterways face a summer like no other
- Coronavirus aid for ferry giants sparks legal threat [Subscription]Freight operators are threatening to sue the government over a package they say will be used to prop up ferry giants illegally.
- Virgin Atlantics Shai Weiss in last-ditch plea for help [Subscription]Shai Weiss made the call he had long been dreading from his home in Chelsea, west London. The chief executive of Virgin Atlantic joined about 9,000 staff on a conference call last Tuesday to announce that 3,150 would be losing their jobs.
- Transport for London begs Whitehall for £2bn coronavirus bailout [Subscription]Network faces tough curbs in return for lifeline
- Coronavirus: airlines warned over £7bn in fares owed to passengers for cancelled flights [Subscription]The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is investigating airlines failure to refund more than £7bn for flights cancelled because of the coronavirus as concern grows that they are breaking the law.
- Coronavirus: Bus driving is deadlier than being a doctor and the killer could climb on board at any stop [Subscription]When Tony Jones gets home from work in south London each evening, his three sons text to check that he is OK.
Reuters News
- Britain to quarantine travellers for 14 days, UK airlines body saysThe British government has told airlines it will introduce a 14-day quarantine period for most people arriving from abroad to try to avoid a second peak of the coronavirus outbreak, an association representing the airlines said on Saturday.
- UK commuters face cycling or walking to work once lockdown is easedMore commuters should consider cycling or walking when Britain's coronavirus lockdown is eased to take the pressure off public transport capacity that is likely to drop by 90% under social distancing requirements, Transport Minister Grant Shapps said on Saturday.
Daily Record
- Travellers arriving in Scotland to be forced to quarantine for two weeksUnder measures expected to be announced soon, travellers who don't comply could be hit with hefty fines of up to £1,000 or even face deportation.
Mail Online
- Government to urge people to cycle or walk to work - and wear face masksGrant Shapps warned there will be no 'single leap to freedom' after the coronavirus lockdown is lifted as he warned it will be a long time before the UK's transport network returns to normal.
This is Money
- Willie Walsh under fire for BA cuts that spare Spain arm Willie Walsh, the chief executive of BA's parent IAG faces a grilling before the Transport Select Committee for cutting up to 12,000 BA jobs - more than a quarter of its workforce.
- EasyJet 'may need to raise £1bn cash' through a rights issueMark Manduca, of Citigroup, told institutional clients there was a 'high' probability that easyJet would have to tap investors for money by issuing shares in the next few months.
Sky News
- Drivers caught travelling hundreds of miles to buy puppies and speakersCumbria is an idyllic part of the world - a popular choice for day trippers and staycationers when the weather's warm.
Birmingham Mail
- City driving instructors face ruin as pandemic keeps them off roadThere are thought to be 1,900 full and part-time driving instructors in and around Birmingham
- Halfords will check car for free in lockdown if you do any of these jobsAll Armed Forces members â both currently serving and veterans â who are defence discount service card holders will be able to claim this check
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Claims that some taxi companies in Kirklees have not paid drivers as part of a schools transport contract. UNION chiefs have said taxi firms in Kirklees that fail to pass on payments to drivers transporting key school workers should face losing their operating licences.
Bristol Live
- Update from easyJet, Ryanair and other airlines on summer holidaysThe latest information about refunds, vouchers and when flights will restart
Daily Post (North Wales)
- The planes seen carving out bizarre flight paths in the skies above North WalesThe coronavirus pandemic has dramatically decreased the number of aircraft over the region - leading to some strange sights
- Airbus' ultimate long haul plane for 'last frontier' - that may never take offAustralian airline Qantas is putting its order for planes to fly the world's longest commercial route on hold
London Evening Standard
- Government launches £2 billion bid to turn England into nation of cyclists and walkers to reduce spread of coronavirus on public transport England's commuters will need to walk, cycle and even scoot more as ongoing social distancing will force them to seek alternative forms of transport, the Government has announced.
Manchester Evening News
- Government announces £2b package as he urges Brits to walk and cycle to workThe new âambitiousâ programme for the transport network was announced during Saturday's government press briefing
- UK public transport will only have capacity for 1 in 10 with social distancing'Many people will need to think about how and when they travel'
The York Press
- Coronavirus pandemic likely to have major impact on transport THE impact of the coronavirus pandemic is likely to have major changes on public transport in the region, a new report reveals.
Other Regional Press
- Council to shut A40 laybys due to 'anti-social behaviour'OXFORDSHIRE County Council is planning to close a stretch of laybys on the A40 due to 'anti-social behaviour' and 'inappropriate' parking.
Other News Sources
- Two-week quarantine for travellers âwould devastate airline industryâWe're led to believe though that, having refused to quarantine the vast majority of passengers arriving in the UK earlier, the government will now move to do so, as lockdown starts to ease.
- Coronavirus: Police fine motorists coming to Brighton amid lockdown A POLICE checkpoint is turning away cars trying to get into Brighton as bored families break coronavirus lockdown.
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