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Saturday, 27 June 2020

BBC News

• BA cabin crew: I won't earn enough to pay my mortgageSenior crew members fear losing their homes if a new pay deal proposed by the airline is approved.
• Coronavirus: Delta to extend caps on passenger numbersThe airline has been capping the numbers on board its flights to no more than 60% of capacity.

The Guardian

• Britons to be allowed to holiday abroad from July via 'air bridges'Ministers also expected to end policy of quarantining arrivals to the UK for 14 daysCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOverseas holidays will be given the green light from early next month, with the government expected to suspend the 14-day quarantine period for a series of countries and also to set up so-called air bridge arrangements for overseas destinations.While the full list of countries involved is still being confirmed, the initial phase of travel opening up is expected to involve European nations including France, Greece, Spain and possibly Portugal, with othe...

The Independent

• Quarantine: Government accused of 'reverse engineering' controversial policy with air bridges'Other countries are wondering why the UK is making things so complicated,' said Paul Charles of Quash Quarantine campaign group

The Telegraph

• Travel latest: Thousands told European trips are cancelled despite air bridges deal

Times Online

• Selling and leasing back aircraft delivers another £200m to Easyjet [Subscription]Easyjet has raised about £200 million by striking a deal over some of its aircraft, only a day after boosting its balance sheet with a share sale that netted more than £400 million.
• Ryanair jet was seconds from hitting the ground [Subscription]A British airline captain and trainee co-pilot let a Ryanair jet carrying 166 people come close to hitting the ground near an airport, investigators said.

Mail Online

• Is the Union Flag on Boris' plane upside down?Enthusiasts said they thought the Union Flag on its tailfin had been done upside down as Boris Johnson's official aircraft took off from Cambridgeshire yesterday (pictured).

This is Money

• Will holiday-goers ever get the chance to fly on electric planes?Electric planes are touted as the future of air travel, allowing us to continue jetting off while protecting the planet. But how viable do they really look for mass commercial flight?

Manchester Evening News

• Brits WILL have summer holidays abroad as major travel boost announcedPeople will soon be able to travel to countries such as France, Spain and Greece this summer

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Jet2 cancels holidays and flights for thousands of customersThe airline has now vowed to only fly to quarantine-free countries due to the coronavirus pandemic

Northern Echo

• Red Arrows’ fly-past in Leeming Bar, Catterick Garrison and Scarborough TODAYARMED FORCES DAY will be celebrated today with Red Arrows flypasts of two North Yorkshire military bases.

C.N.N.

• Airline executives and Pence agree to move forward with contact tracing of passengersVice President Mike Pence has told major airlines to move forward with an industry-led solution for the contact tracing of passengers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Other News Sources

• Emirates restarts flights from UK to Dubai with 'strict safety measures' Emirates have restarted direct flights from London Heathrow and Manchester in the UK to Dubai.

EIN News Subscription

• Families CAN book summer getaways as air bridges open and travel operators slash prices by 70% … travel' this summer. The air corridor scheme raises questions about … face masks are mandatory on transport and in busy shops.  Golf … Cyprus – 22 countries in the EU were ahead of us. But … masks is mandatory on public transport. Bag a bargain: A return …
• Pakistan grounds 262 airline pilots suspected of dodging their exams … question, state-run Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), said on Thursday it … included 109 commercial and 153 airline transport pilots, the minister said. PIA … ." The International Air Transport Association and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency …
• What are air bridges and which destinations might be included? … Britain’s first air bridges with “low-riskâ€� European destinations, including France … destinations likely to include other European countries such as Denmark, Norway … -riskâ€� Caribbean islands. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said air bridges would only …