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Friday, 03 July 2020

BBC News

• Coronavirus: 1,730 Airbus jobs to go at Broughton and FiltonThe plane-making firm is cutting 15,000 jobs worldwide as it reels from the coronavirus pandemic.
• Coronavirus: Where can I fly to from Scotland's airports?After a near shutdown during lockdown the country's airports are operating dozens of overseas routes again.
• Coronavirus: Quarantine scrapped for arrivals from 'low risk' countries to EnglandArrivals to England from Germany and Italy will also no longer need to isolate, ministers confirm.

The Guardian

• England's quarantine to be dropped for Spain, Italy, France and GermanyRule change to come into effect on 10 July, with full list of countries published on FridayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageEnglish holidaymakers will be able to visit Spain, Italy, France and Germany without having to quarantine for 14 days on their return and travel restrictions on up to 60 other countries and territories are also set to be lifted.The government’s rule change will come into effect on 10 July with the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, describing it as a major step in “reopening the nationâ€�. Continue reading...

The Independent

• Air bridge plans spark blame game between Boris Johnson and Nicola SturgeonMuch-delayed new rules on quarantine expected on Friday, to come into effect next week

The Telegraph

• Travel news: 60 countries exempt from UK quarantine to be announced today

Times Online

• Finland’s air force drops swastika as emblem [Subscription]In 1918 the Finnish air force acquired its first aircraft, a Swedish Thulin D monoplane embellished with a blue swastika for luck. For the best part of a century the emblem served as one of the force’s insignia despite its associations with Nazi Germany.
• Take-off in aviation sector lifts Meggitt [Subscription]Meggitt has hailed initial signs of a recovery in the struggling aviation sector after coronavirus disruption knocked its sales by 15 per cent.
• Ryanair pilots agree pay cut to stop layoffs [Subscription]Pilots at Ryanair have agreed to take a 20 per cent pay cut in an attempt to avoid up to 3,000 job cuts at Europe’s biggest budget airline.
• Mass coronavirus testing at UK border under plans to abolish blanket quarantine [Subscription]People arriving in the UK will be given Covid-19 tests at the border under plans to abolish the blanket quarantine for all passengers.
• Coronavirus air bridges: 40 countries named safe for holiday travel today [Subscription]Quarantine-free “air bridges” will be introduced next week but will initially apply only to people arriving into England, it will be announced today.

Mail Online

• Passengers crammed together after getting off flight that brought passenger coronavirus into DarwinTravellers getting off flights at Darwin Airport are being crammed together after getting off a Qantas flight that brought a passenger with coronavirus into the Northern Territory. 
• Plane passengers could soon face swab tests at airports, says Transport Secretary Grant Shapps Grant Shapps said he is speaking to Swissport, who are preparing a trial of a scheme which will involve travellers receiving a swab test after passing through immigration and customs.
• Holiday air-bridge lift-off: France, Spain and Italy are on list of quarantine-free destinationsTransport Secretary Grant Shapps, pictured, will announce a list of countries that English people will be able to fly to on July 10 without having to go into quarantine upon their return.

This is Money

• Cheap travel to help fuel fast recovery at RyanairMichael O'Leary described the coronavirus crisis as the worst the airline industry has endured in its 100-year history, eclipsing the September 11 terror attacks that took place almost 20 years ago.

Sky News

• More than 50 countries will be exempt from coronavirus travel quarantineMore than 50 countries will be exempt from England's coronavirus quarantine, the transport secretary has told Sky News.

Belfast Telegraph

• What do the latest travel rules mean?Passengers arriving into England from “lower risk countriesâ€� will no longer be subject to quarantine, the Government has said.

Birmingham Mail

• Holidays to Spain, France, Germany, Italy from July 10 as quarantine axedThe 14-day travel isolation rule for arrivals back into Britain has been dropped for so-called "lower risk countries"

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Airbus job losses worse than feared, admits Welsh Government The administration pledges to put support measures in place for Airbus workers
• Airbus boss says ongoing wage subsidy could save jobs at BroughtonPaul McKinlay, Airbus Senior Vice President UK, says they will explore all avenues to prevent compulsory redundancies

London Evening Standard

• Quarantine rules set to be lifted and holidaymakers given green light to travel - all you need to know English holidaymakers can soon embark on overseas trips as quarantine restrictions are lifted and travel advice is updated.
• Quarantine for arrivals from 'low risk' destinations to be scrapped next weekThe quarantine policy for passengers arriving in England from
• Carbon monoxide fumes blamed for Sydney Seaplane's fatal crashThe pilot of a plane that plunged into a bay near Sydney killing five Britons may have had his flying ability impaired by carbon monoxide, investigators have said.
• UK coronavirus LIVE: Holidaymakers given green light to travel abroad from SaturdayEnglish holidaymakers can embark on overseas trips from Saturday as quarantine restrictions are lifted and travel advice is updated.

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