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Wednesday, 29 July 2020

BBC News

• British Airways faces strike threat over job cut planThe head of the trade union Unite warns the airline that it plans to move towards industrial action.
• UK holidays: 'No dates or it's a ridiculous price'Holiday rental firms and hotels are reporting unprecedented demand with accommodation filling up fast.

Financial Times

• British Airways cabin crew union warns of strike over job cutsUnite threatens industrial action with immediate effect as it steps up fight against airline

The Telegraph

• Heathrow sinks to record loss [subscription]Chief executive John Holland-Kaye calls on the Government to introduce a virus testing regime at UK airports. Heathrow has sunk to a record half-year loss after the pandemic sent passenger numbers plunging at Britain's biggest airport.

Times Online

• Coronavirus: Smart tests for Covid ‘poised to halve quarantine within days’ [subscription]Quarantine for Britons returning from holiday could be halved with smarter testing, scientists have told ministers, who hope to be able to shorten isolation within days.
• Quarantine rules: why not test for coronavirus at the airport instead? [subscription]The travel industry has called for a state-backed programme of Covid-19 tests at the border, minutes after passengers arrive, allowing quarantine-free entry to Britain.
• Virgin Galactic’s curved cabin offers a view that is out of this world [subscription]Virgin Galactic revealed the interior of its rocket ship yesterday, which it says will give passengers “the greatest show off Earth”.

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