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Saturday, 16 May 2020

BBC News

• Government backtracks on French quarantine exemptionUnder the plans announced last weekend, people arriving from abroad must isolate themselves for two weeks.

Financial Times

• Tour operators are experiencing a run on depositsA 2018 EU directive that forced tour operators to honour refunds within 14 days has inadvertently turned them into undercapitalised banks.

City AM

• Virgin Atlantic won't fly until August under proposed quarantine measures - reportThe government’s plans to implement a 14-day quarantine period on incoming travellers to the UK would prevent Virgin Atlantic from The post Virgin Atlantic won't fly until August under proposed quarantine measures - report appeared first on CityAM.

Mail Online

• Flying into the height of madness: No checks on illegal BA holidaymakersSIAN BOYLE: British Airways alone offers holiday deals across the US and Europe, as well as Mexico, Japan and Hong Kong. Many flights are sold out - including business class.

Other Regional Press

• US firm choses Teesside Airport as base for aircraft maintenanceWillis Asset Management will lease two hangars at the airport

C.N.N.

• TSA working on plan to check temperatures at some American airportsThe Transportation Security Administration is working to put in place a plan to check temperatures of passengers as they go through security at multiple American airports, a federal health official confirmed to CNN on Friday.

Other News Sources

• Gatwick Airport's history as we look back on the aerodrome's humble beginnings As the future looks incredibly tough for the airlines and travel agents, we take a nostalgic trip back to the start of Gatwick Airport