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Friday, 20 March 2020

BBC News

• Edinburgh Airport to cut 100 jobs over passenger number warningsEdinburgh Airport has warned of
• Coronavirus: EasyJet staff may no longer be given food on shiftsThe airline wants pilots and cabin crew to accept sweeping changes to their terms and conditions.

Financial Times

• Lufthansa warns it will emerge from pandemic as smaller businessWorld’s second-largest airline has already grounded 700 of its 763 planes
• Airlines push back on payments to air traffic controllersCarriers want to defer charges as they face deepening cash crisis
• BA pilots hit with 50% salary cut over coronavirusUK airline moves to reduce costs as international flights grind to a halt

Times Online

• Coronavirus in Scotland: Jobs at risk as Edinburgh airport braces for empty spell [subscription]Scotland’s busiest airport begins redundancy talks with staff today and is shutting parts of its terminal as it prepares for a period of “virtually zero” passengers.

City AM

• Norwegian Air offered 3bn krone rescue package from officialsNorway’s government has ridden to the rescue of beleaguered Norwegian Air with the offer of a credit guarantee of 3bn krone.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Government and airlines working to get British passengers affected by Coronavirus back to the UKThe government and UK airlines are continuing to work closely together to ensure British passengers overseas are able to return home through commercial means in light of the impact on overseas travel. Many countries have introduced border restrictions and closed hotels since the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began and during a call today (18 March 2020), both the airline industry and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps underlined their commitment to helping those currently overseas to return to the UK. The Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, chaired the calls with major airlines and airports e...