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Thursday, 13 August 2020

BBC News

• US holds off on threatened tariff hike in EU Airbus fightThe US will maintain import duties on $7.5bn worth of items including French cheese and whiskies.

Financial Times

• Lenders to baggage handler Swissport offer rescue deal Proposal would restructure $2bn debt and could transfer ownership from China’s HNA

The Guardian

• Was this just an easyJet ploy to get out of paying a refund?It suggested that I cancel my upcoming flight in the light of travel restrictions and accept vouchersHow many of you were, like me, contacted by easyJet in mid June, stating that, “as government travel restrictions and safety guidelines evolve, you may wish to cancel your upcoming flightsâ€�? It offered a voucher with an extra £10 credit as a “thank youâ€� to those who applied before 29 June. I, like many others, felt obliged to accept. On 1 July, 48 hours after the deadline, easyJet informed me that it had to cancel my flights and I could apply for a full refund. I did so and, three weeks later, ...