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Monday, 08 June 2020

BBC News

• Ed Miliband: Virgin bailout 'could help green economy'Labour's shadow business secretary wants bolder action to kick-start a
• Coronavirus: Bicycle shops report surge in e-bike demandThere's also been a
• BA 'dismissal threat' undermines talks, pilots' union Balpa saysThe airline threatened to dismiss all its pilots and rehire them under new contracts, Balpa says.

Financial Times

• Shipping industry warns of trade logjam as crews remain strandedGlobal economy at risk with 400,000 sailors stuck aboard vessels or in port
• UK quarantine regime begins despite airlines’ oppositionPrime minister looking to negotiate ‘air bridges’ with other European countries

The Guardian

• UK airlines launch legal battle over Covid-19 quarantine rulingBid to overturn ‘illogical’ restrictions comes amid anger at BA’s plans to sack staff Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritain’s three biggest airlines have started legal proceedings against the government in a bid to overturn quarantine rules due to take effect in the UK from Monday.BA’s owner, IAG, along with Ryanair and EasyJet, have sent a pre-action protocol letter setting out why they believes the moves, which will force air passengers arriving from abroad to self-isolate for 14 days, are illogical and unfair. Continue reading...
• What are the UK's new quarantine rules that face a legal challenge?Britain’s three biggest airlines are challenging the Home Office’s 14-day quarantineCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage. Britain’s three biggest airlines have started legal proceedings against the government in a bid to overturn quarantine rules due to take effect in the UK from Monday. What are the new restrictions on international arrivals and how will they be enforced? Continue reading...

The Herald

• CalMac Ferries warns it won't be able to cope with 'staycation surge' amid social distancingFERRY bosses have warned that if Scotland experiences a surge in staycations this summer as travel restrictions are gradually lifted – a normal summer service “could not be delivered while maintaining two metres physical distancing protocols on board.”

The Independent

• British Airways: pilots' fury at airline's 'cavalier attitude' in job talks'This has seriously undermined our talks which now hang by a thread,' said Balpa's general secretary, Brian Strutton
• Quarantine: travel firms demand 14-day self-isolation rule is overturnedBritish Airways considering legal challenge to 'irrational and disproportionate' measure
• Quarantine: 14 days of self-isolation for arriving travellers starts amid legal challengesAnalysis by The Independent shows the policy will actually increase cases of coronavirus in the UK

The Telegraph

• Travel updates: Airlines criticise quarantine over 'four defective measures'

Times Online

• Coronavirus: Rail operators call for 1m distancing [Subscription]A government order to avoid public transport will have terrible long-term consequences for the industry and environment, ministers have been told.
• Holiday firms lure nervous Britons abroad with cheap deals [Subscription]Britons will be tempted abroad by a “flood” of cheap airline seats and package holidays once travel restrictions are lifted, industry experts have said.

Reuters News

• UK considers giving drivers up to £6,000 in new car scrappage scheme - TelegraphBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering giving drivers up to £6,000 to swap their diesel and petrol cars for electric vehicles, under plans to relaunch the economy, The Telegraph reported on Sunday.

City AM

• Heathrow boss could axe a third of jobs amid quarantine travel rowHeathrow Airport’s chief executive has warned that 25,000 jobs may be lost at the airport if the government’s quarantine rules The post Heathrow boss could axe a third of jobs amid quarantine travel row appeared first on CityAM.

Mail Online

• Quarantine rule kicks in today... but holiday firms and airline giants unite to slam schemeHeathrow boss John Holland-Kaye warned the scheme would hasten the loss of up to 25,000 jobs and hinder Britain's ability 'to fight for our place in the world'.
• 'Thousands' of Britons stranded at Calais in last minute bid to get home before quarantine beginsThousands of Brits are stranded at Calais tonight after they tried to get home before quarantine measures came into effect. P&O ferries said it had seen 'large, unpredicted numbers' at the port.
• Green light for holidays to EU by mid-July in government plans to water-down new quarantine schemeBoris Johnson wants to agree a cross-EU exemption to allow Britons to visit EU countries without isolating for 14 days. He wants to water down the controversial travel quarantine policy.

The Mirror

• Under-fire 14-day quarantine kicks in as Heathrow boss warns 25,000 jobs at riskAll arrivals to the UK from today must quarantine for 14 days to help avert a second wave of coronavirus - but the government is under fire the plan with the travel industry facing a heavy price

This is Money

• Quarter off car prices now showrooms are out of coronavirus quarantineFollowing the opening of car dealerships in England last Monday - and with Northern Ireland and Scotland and Wales set to follow suit - we reveal the biggest savings available to new car buyers.
• Go Ahead app helps passengers avoid busy busesThe When To Travel tool will be launched in Newcastle, before being rolled out across Oxford, Manchester, Norwich, Brighton, Southampton, Crawley, Bournemouth, Salisbury and Plymouth.

Birmingham Mail

• M6 partially closed as 'Black Lives Matter protesters block road'Motorists were urged to seek alternative routes from around 6pm after demo at the Exhall interchange, near Coventry
• Birmingham Airport announces 'enhanced cleaning' for flightsIt is not the only UK airport included, with East Midlands, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Luton, London Stansted, Manchester, Liverpool John Lennon and London City also included

Bolton News

• Bus routes are now to be stepped back upBUS services which were scaled back because of the coronavirus crisis are set to be stepped up across Bolton in June.

London Evening Standard

• BA begins legal proceedings over 'unlawful' quarantine measures for international arrivalsBritish Airways has started legal proceedings over what it calls the Government's
• UK coronavirus LIVE: Quarantine on UK arrivals begins as Boris Johnson 'plans for EU holidays by mid-July'Arrivals touching down in the UK will be forced to quarantine for 14 days, under new rules being rolled out today.

Manchester Evening News

• UK two-week quarantine rules start today - this is how it worksThe plans have been criticised by the aviation industry

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Self-quarantine rules will 'spell disaster' for aviation industry, union claimsFrom Monday, people arriving in the UK will be expected to quarantine for 14 days, except those who are exempt, but the GMB union says this will harm the economy

Wales Online

• Two-week quarantine for UK arrivals comes into forceThe UK Government measures are designed to guard against a second wave of coronavirus

Reading Evening Post

• M4 reopens early following latest phase of Smart motorway worksIt is the latest phase of the £848 million Smart motorway works on the M4
• Crossrail project to 'meet or beat' first deadline, says boss The Elizabeth Line project, which will link Reading with central and east London, is on schedule despite delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Crossrail chairman

Other Regional Press

• 'Southampton Airport could struggle to survive if runway isn't extended'A HAMPSHIRE MP has warned that Southampton Airport could struggle to survive if controversial plans for a longer runway are thrown out.
• Council reveal huge plans for major route into Bradford with 20mph limitsIt is an effort to encourage more “sustainable travelâ€� on the route

Other News Sources

• France to unveil aerospace crisis plan worth up to €10 blnA French emergency plan for the aerospace industry to be unveiled this week could be worth up to €10 billion, including an expected €1 billion investment fund, business newspaper Les Echos reported on Sunday (7 June).
• 'More roads should be closed to cars like in Madeira Drive'THE council is being urged to shut more streets to traffic after the popularity of a car ban in a seafront road.

EIN News Subscription

• Easyjet summer sale offering flights to Spain from just £18.49Budget airline Easyjet has launched its biggest … seats to holiday hotspots across Europe between  July 1 and 31 … of our route network across Europe, meaning customers can still get …
• Manchester Airport's 'face covering' rules for those wanting to fly this summer … usual security processes. What are the specific rules? All passengers are Manchester Airport are … . Will holidays actually go ahead? Airlines, including Ryanair, expect to resume … industries across the UK and Europe. Charlie Cornish, Group Chief Executive …
• Channel Tunnel operator warns PM vital supply chain put at risk by Home Office quarantine rules The president of the Channel Tunnel operator Getlink, Jacques Gounon, has written to Boris Johnson warning that the new scheme to quarantine travellers from abroad, that starts on Monday, is "fraught with problems". In a letter sent on Saturday, …
• Brits could head to Europe 'from July' without quarantining when they get home … be able to travel across Europe without having to quarantine on … note has appeared next to information about the ban on the … second wave of coronavirus. All passengers - bar a handful of … as the travel industry. British Airways has begun legal proceedings over …
• Blue-sky thinking: how cities can keep air clean after coronavirus … a car culture as any European city in the 1970s, … Jens Müller, the air quality manager of the Transport & Environment … result, walking, cycling and public transport become more appealing. “It’ … is in a group of European cities, including Amsterdam, Paris, …
• Airlines Are Removing Seats To Carry Cargo On More Planes With Capacity Shortage Likely To Persist … Air Canada Air France and British Airways have started taking seats out, joining European … peers Lufthansa and Swiss. Air France modified a … use surface transport or delay non-essential shipments. Decreases in air cargo …
• Green light for holidays to EU by mid-July in government plans to water-down new quarantine scheme … allow Britons to visit EU countries without having to … their countries, but the EU Commission insisted it would break … website reaffirming this.  Meanwhile, transport chiefs lined up last night … a further inquiry. The airlines want 'air bridge' deals, …