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Saturday, 11 July 2020

BBC News

• Coronavirus: Jet2 suspends all flights to Spain from ScotlandThe airline halts flights for the next two weeks after the Scottish government left Spain off the quarantine exemption list.
• EasyJet 'using sickness records to decide job cuts'Pilots say the airline will include sick days when assessing job losses - a claim EasyJet rejects.
• Coronavirus: Emirates set to cut 9,000 jobs, citing pandemicThe Middle Eastern airline will make more redundancies but says it is 'not as badly off as others'.

Financial Times

• Heathrow chief warns industry must prepare for periodic lockdownsNew testing standards are needed to ensure air travel remains open during further virus outbreaks, says John Holland-Kaye

The Herald

• Over 130 aerospace jobs at risk in PrestwickGE Caledonian in Prestwick has said 137 jobs are at risk from a new redundancy process which started yesterday.

The Independent

• Coronavirus: Planes are 'relatively safe' due to powerful air filters, says WHO expertDavid Nabarro reassures travellers
• London City takes off as a 'summer-sun' airportFour out of five past users of the Docklands airport say they are likely to travel soon

Times Online

• How Hazel, 13, helped win Battle of Britain [Subscription]A 13-year-old schoolgirl laid the groundwork for victory at the Battle of Britain six years before the first German bombing raids of the campaign.
• Job losses deepen the gloom at Senior [Subscription]An already depressed outlook for this year has worsened, Senior warned yesterday.
• Manston finally cleared for take-off as cargo airport [Subscription]It is the transport project that feels as if it has been around longer than the HS2 railway and a third runway at Heathrow put together.

Daily Record

• Jet2 cancel all Scottish flights to Spain as Scots hit by 14-day quarantine ruleThe airline made the decision after Spain was left off the quarantine exemption list announced by Nicola Sturgeon despite other areas of the UK lifting restrictions for the holiday hotspot.

Mail Online

• Quarantine-free stays begin today for UK arrivals from more than 70 nations and territoriesEXCLUSIVE: Research for MailOnline found limited appetite among the public for heading for sun-drenched beaches, despite the lifting of draconian quarantine measures on many countries.
• Gatwick is eerily quiet today despite UK 'air bridges' coming into forceGatwick was quiet despite quarantine-free links with 73 countries starting up from this morning as an exclusive poll shows that under a fifth of Britons intend to go abroad

The Mirror

• Emirates to slash '9,000 jobs' as it becomes latest airline hit by pandemicEmirates had 60,000 staff prior to the crisis and announced on May 31 it had axed roles but did not reveal how many jobs were cut.

This is Money

• British Airways in battle over prized airport landing slotsMore than 100 MPs from across political parties have urged Boris Johnson to review BA's right to slots at airports such as Heathrow as it embarks on a huge restructuring that will axe 12,000 staff.

Belfast Telegraph

• Robust cross-border talks about travel needed in Ireland, warns expert amid coronavirus resurgence fearsPolitical leaders on the island of Ireland must devise a plan around the easing of travel restrictions amid fears that it will trigger a resurgence of virus cases, a public health expert has warned.

Birmingham Post

• Bristol Airport to cut nearly 100 jobs as air travel plummetsThe airport said it would make a "very significant" loss this financial year

Bolton News

• Ryanair and Virgin among worst travel firms for refunds during coronavirus Virgin, Love Holidays and Ryanair are some of the worst travel firms for offering holiday refunds during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey. 

Bristol Live

• Ryanair is selling cheap flights from BristolBut the offer is only available until Sunday

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• TUI offer free Covid cover as flights from Newcastle startThe airline has announced a new set of departures from Newcastle Airport in August and is offering cover in a bid to reassure customers

Cambridge News

• New list of countries exempt from quarantine as rules changeThe UK government has updated the list

Other Regional Press

• 'Passenger flights will definitely run from airport'EXCLUSIVE: Passenger flights run by low-cost operators such as Ryanair and EasyJet will run from a Kent airport, bosses have confirmed.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Space Agency backs space-enabled drones to deliver Covid-19 testing kitsScience Minister Amanda Solloway has unveiled details of the three new projects that have been selected as part of a joint initiative between the UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency (ESA) to find and support space-enabled technologies and services that can support the NHS response to coronavirus. Space company Skyports will be working with NHS Highland, which serves a group of islands off the west coast of Scotland, to use drones to deliver medical supplies and samples from a hospital on the Argyll and Bute mainland. Drones will use mobile connectivity, satellite communications and...

Other News Sources

• Spitfires fly over Sussex in Dame Vera Lynn tribute DAME Vera Lynn has been honoured with a Spitfire flypast in her beloved Sussex village.

EIN News Subscription

• Gatwick is eerily quiet today despite UK 'air bridges' coming into force … .  As well as short-haul European destinations, the travel corridor list … fellow sunbathers, the council says. Airports, hotels, nightclubs, museums, gyms and … UK visitors without restrictions. Shadow transport secretary Jim McMahon said workers …