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Saturday, 05 September 2020

BBC News

• Airport tests will cut quarantine - senior Tory David DavisDavid Davis says results can be ready within two hours, but the prime minister rejects the idea.
• Coronavirus: Virgin Atlantic to cut 1,150 more jobsThe airline, which has just completed a rescue deal, says it has to make cuts in order to survive.

Financial Times

• Ryanair poised for clash with investors over executive payAdvisory group ISS criticises airline for giving €450,000 bonus to chief Michael O’Leary
• Virgin Atlantic to shed 1,000 more jobs as Covid-19 crisis bites deeperAirline plans further cuts as chief says carrier is still fighting for survival
• Wizz Air chief sells downCarrier warns of fall in capacity as travel restrictions continue
• Shapps says UK is examining an airport testing regimeBut transport secretary says arrangement would not negate the need for quarantine

The Telegraph

• Airport testing: How the UK's quarantine policy compares across Europe

City AM

• Virgin Atlantic to cut another 1,150 jobs after £1.2bn rescue dealVirgin Atlantic is cutting a further 1,150 jobs as part of a radical restructuring plan following its £1.2bn rescue deal. The post Virgin Atlantic to cut another 1,150 jobs after £1.2bn rescue deal appeared first on CityAM.

Mail Online

• Britain's top business leaders desperate for Covid airport testing issue dire warningsExperts said quarantine rules for travellers coming to Britain are costing the tourism industry £650million a week as as Virgin Atlantic announced it would cut another 1,150 jobs.
• Grant Shapps is 'completely disengaging' from aviation industry over airport Covid testsTransport Secretary Grant Shapps has not held an official meeting with Heathrow airport officials in recent weeks despite mounting evidence of an industry in crisis, amid chaos for travellers from Portugal.
• GUY ADAMS: Heathrow's test centre is ready to go, yet utterly desertedIn normal times, roughly a quarter of a million free-spending punters pass through Heathrow Airport. At present, the number is closer to 25,000.
• Airlines UK boss TIM ALDERSLADE: So how bad does it have to get before Boris acts?Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK: Ministers must be aware that there can be no Global Britain without a world-beating airline industry.

Other News Sources

• Airline “not notifiedâ€� after teenagers from Winchester area test positive for Covid after flight home HEALTH officials did not notify an airline after more than half-a-dozen teenagers tested positive for Covid-19, it has been reported.
• Airport ‘can’t carry on with quarantines’MORE THAN two thousand jobs are at risk at Southampton Airport due to coronavirus travel restrictions, it has been claimed.