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Sunday, 21 July 2019

BBC News

• First of 24-hour strikes at Scottish airports beginsThe action at Inverness will be followed by action at five other Scottish airports this week.
• Tornado causes damage in Greater Manchester and CheshireThe wind and rain caused havoc near Manchester Airport and the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park.
• British Airways flights to Cairo cancelledThe airline halts all flights to the Egyptian capital for a week as a security

The Guardian

• British Airways suspends Cairo flights as security precaution Services to Egyptian capital halted for seven days to allow for security review, says airline

The Herald

• Astronauts blast off on moon landing anniversary By Herald Scotland Online A Russian space capsule with three astronauts aboard has blasted off on a fast-track trip to the International Space Station.

The Independent

• British Airways grounds Cairo flights: Key questions and answersThomas Cook and easyJet links to Egyptian resorts continue as normal

The Telegraph

• Summer getaway chaos: Airlines must allow passengers to switch flights for free A irlines must allow passengers to switch flights for free to avoid the chaos of a summer of strikes, consumer experts have argued.

Times Online

• British Airways halts flights to Cairo for a week [Subscription]British Airways has suspended all flights to Cairo for seven days as part of a review of security arrangements.

Mail Online

• Royal helicopter carrying Countess of Wessex came close to a catastrophic collision with a glider - just one week after Camilla was seconds from disaster in near-miss with an aircraftA Royal helicopter carrying the Countess of Wessex came close to a catastrophic collision with a glider.
• Don't park and be taken for a ride! Airport parking can cost nearly as much as your holiday, so follow our directions - and don't rule out Meet and GreetSuitcases, children, pushchairs: it’s easy to see why taking the family to an airport by train, coach or bus is likely to make you want to go straight back home.

Sky News

• Passenger frustration as BA and Lufthansa suspend flights to CairoBritish Airways and Lufthansa have temporarily suspended flights to Cairo for security reasons.

London Evening Standard

• British Airways cancels all flights to Cairo as security 'precaution'British Airways has suspended all flights to Cairo for seven days as a security precaution.

C.N.N.

• British Airways cancels flights to Cairo for 7 days; Lufthansa does the same, for 1 dayBritish Airways announced Saturday that flights to Cairo were being canceled for seven days

Aviation Industry

• BA temporarily halts Cairo flights citing security concernsBritish Airways has suspended its London Heathrow-Cairo services for a week because of unspecified security concerns. read more

EIN News Subscription

• Port Authority was dangling $5 million for European flights, with no takers … lure a flight to continental Europe that had tied up some … Lambert International Airport to continental Europe. The new Port Authority Board … were never paid, and the budget airline ended up discontinuing those flights …
• British Airways, Lufthansa suspend flights to... … Europe's largest airlines, have suspended flights to Cairo for unspecified security … any concerns regarding airport security prior to the cancellation. … , where a Russian passenger jet was bombed in 2015, … is a risk of terrorist attacks across the country,…