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BA, Ryanair and EasyJet are challenging plans to force inbound travellers to self isolate for 14 days.
Coronavirus pandemic: Bombardier cuts 600 jobs in Northern Ireland
The move is in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has hit the global aerospace sector hard.
Heathrow launches voluntary redundancy programme [Subscription]
Heathrow airport is seeking voluntary redundancies as it braces for a prolonged decline in passenger traffic after a 97 per cent drop in May.
Friday, 12 June 2020
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- BA, Ryanair and EasyJet launch fight over 'devastating' quarantine planBA, Ryanair and EasyJet are challenging plans to force inbound travellers to self isolate for 14 days.
- Offshore pilots 'must check names of platforms' after wrong landingThe helicopter landed on the wrong platform after mistaking it for a
- Coronavirus pandemic: Bombardier cuts 600 jobs in Northern IrelandThe move is in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has hit the global aerospace sector hard.
- German airline Lufthansa plans to cut 22,000 jobsThe German airline is struggling to deal with the fall in demand for air travel caused by the pandemic.
- British Airways to sell art collection to raise cashThe airline's collection includes art by Damien Hirst and Bridget Riley, with one work worth 1m-plus.
- Coronavirus: UK sets guidelines for air travelThe recommendations include that passengers should check in all luggage, and wear face coverings in airports.
Financial Times
- Airbus warns more risk to jobs in UK than in France and GermanyEurope’s aerospace champion urges Britain to provide support measures similar to Paris and Berlin
The Guardian
- Virgin Atlantic tells customers refunds will take up to four monthsAirline says staff are working from home and claims it is paying back about £20m a weekCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVirgin Atlantic has become the latest airline to leave a vapour trail of furious customers who are now being told they will have to wait up to four months to receive refunds for cancelled flights.Following warnings in May from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), more airlines have started processing refunds to customers, after initially trying to get customers to accept vouchers rather than the full cash refund to which they are entitled. Continue r...
- UK air passengers urged not to take hand luggage on planesAirline industry largely welcomes guidelines but Ryanair says they mean more risks for travellersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritish airline passengers should avoid bringing hand luggage on to a plane in order to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission, according to new government advice.However, the recommendation was criticised by Europe’s biggest airline, Ryanair, which said it was safer for passengers to carry rather than check in bags. The Department for Transport guidance “strongly” encourages passengers to check in bags and minimise hand luggage becau...
The Independent
- Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary urges passengers to ignore government advice and travel with cabin baggage onlyExclusive: 'More rubbish from the department that brought you the world's least effective quarantine' said the airline's chief executive
Times Online
- Coronavirus: Bombardier blames pandemic for hundreds of job losses [Subscription]Bombardier, the Canadian aircraft manufacturer which is one of Northern Irelands biggest employers, is to cut hundreds of jobs across the region
- Heathrow launches voluntary redundancy programme [Subscription]Heathrow airport is seeking voluntary redundancies as it braces for a prolonged decline in passenger traffic after a 97 per cent drop in May.
- Coronavirus: advice to ditch hand luggage is rubbish, says Ryanair [Subscription]The government was accused of spectacular mismanagement yesterday for telling air passengers not to carry hand luggage, contradicting the advice of some airlines.
Reuters News
- British Airways turns to Damien Hirst in its hour of needBritish Airways will sell at least 10 works of art that normally hang in its executive lounges, a source said, turning to pieces by famous artists like Damien Hirst to raise millions of pounds to help it through the coronavirus pandemic.
Bristol Live
- Government issues new flight rules including no hand luggageThe government has issued new guidance for Brits looking to travel abroad in the next few months
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- Johnson urged to reconsider strict air travel restrictions … As a result UK airlines, aerospace manufacturers, airports, and businesses connected … Secretary Dominic Raab and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says … UK jobs supported by air transport and the 40 per … our trade with non-EU countries which travels by …
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