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Heathrow Airport is trialling a 20-second test for passengers that could remove the need for quarantines on arrival for foreign travellers if it proves to be successful
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- Coronavirus: Gatwick passenger numbers collapse by 14.7 millionThe airport says it will take four to five years for air traffic to return to pre-pandemic levels.
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- Norwegian Air warns bailout will not be enoughImposition of Covid-19 related quarantines across Europe has dashed carrier’s recovery hopes
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- Airlines warn flying back 100,000 stranded Australians will take six months unless travel caps easedAirlines say they have been forced to prioritise customers who pay more for tickets, with one flight carrying as few as four economy passengersIs it legal to limit how many Australian citizens can fly home each week?Sign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus emailDownload the free Guardian app to get the most important news notificationsFrustrated airlines continuing to fly into Australia are warning it will take six months to repatriate more than 100,000 Australians stuck overseas if the country’s strict arrival caps are not eased.Pressure is also mounting within government ranks to address...
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- Bullet plane promises a low-cost revolution in the skies [Subscription]Private plane travel could be coming to the masses. A US company has unveiled a futuristic aircraft billed as an alternative to executive jets which can be hired for the price of an airline ticket.
- Norwegian seeks more funding to beat crisis [Subscription]Norwegian Air wants more state funding to see it through the Covid-19 pandemic as it continues to battle a sustained slump in demand.
- Gatwick revenue tumbles with recovery ‘years away’ [Subscription]Gatwick airport expects to wait for up to five years for passenger numbers to return to pre-pandemic levels after its revenue fell by 61.3 per cent.
- Ministers can make airports fly again [Subscription]Not many companies time an acquisition to perfection. But credit to France’s Vinci for giving it a go. It paid £2.9 billion for 50.01 per cent of Gatwick airport ten months before a global pandemic. At least things are proving eventful.
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- Heathrow Airport trials could spare Britons from quarantine after holidays if ministers back schemeThe airport is working with Oxford and Manchester universities on three cutting-edge tests to screen people on arrival and departure, it was reported last night.
- 100,000 Australians could be trapped abroad for SIX months unless strict passenger cap is relaxedMore than 100,000 Australians could be stranded overseas because of coronavirus travel bans the industry has warned. One such citizen is Naomi Nguyen, a 22-year-old from Sydney,
- Grant Shapps hints quarantine-free travel to Spanish islands could returnTransport Secretary Grant Shapps today hinted quarantine-free holidays to the Spanish islands could be allowed to restart as he suggested they could be treated differently to the Spanish mainland.
The Mirror
- Heathrow bringing in 20-second virus tests to 'unlock' travel from quarantinesHeathrow Airport is trialling a 20-second test for passengers that could remove the need for quarantines on arrival for foreign travellers if it proves to be successful
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Jet2 suspends flights to Ibiza and other Balearic Islands JET2 has suspended all flights to Ibiza, Majorca and Menorca for the rest of Summer 2020.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Airbus' autumn of 'multiple problems' as select committee chair calls for targeted furlough extensionMP Darren Jones, chair of the cross party Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee came to Airbus Broughton
London Evening Standard
- Travellers in Czech Republic and Switzerland paying hundreds for seats on flights to avoid UK quarantinePassengers are paying hundreds of pounds for a seat on flights back to the UK to avoid two-weeks of quarantine.
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- Ryanair passenger removed from flight after testing positive for Covid-19The plane from London Stansted was delayed by over an hour following the incident
- Latest travel advice from TUI including cancellations and refundsTUI has provided updates for travellers as the list of UK quarantine countries continues to be updated
- The hilarious things American tourists said about Stansted Airport"I'm pretty sure there are folks still roaming around days later searching for their gate"
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- Manchester Airport welcomes Pakistan flights announcement Virgin Atlantic is pleased to announce it will be launching flights to Islamabad in Pakistan in December 2020 from Manchester Airport.
- Update: Plans to expand Southampton Airport's runwayTHERE will be further consultation over plans to expand the runway at Southampton Airport, it has been revealed.
- Gatwick Airport records £321m loss due to pandemic AN airport lost hundreds of millions of pounds in revenue after passenger demand dropped dramatically amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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