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Saturday, 07 November 2020

The Guardian

• Travel to UK from Denmark to be banned amid worries over Covid in minkChris Whitty, chief medical officer for England, understood to be concerned by new strainCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAll travel to the UK from Denmark is being banned amid mounting concern over an outbreak in the country of a mutation of coronavirus linked to mink, the Guardian understands.Downing Street had already taken action to remove Denmark from the travel corridor, forcing arrivals to quarantine for two weeks from Friday at 4am. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Coronavirus: Denmark removed from Scotland's quarantine exemption list after outbreaksThe country was added to the register of quarantine-free destinations less than two weeks ago.

Times Online

• Hard times force Easyjet to cut more flights [Subscription]Fresh coronavirus lockdowns across Europe have prompted Easyjet to further cut future capacity.

City AM

• English airports will close without government support, AOA warnsThe Airport Operators Association (AOA) has written to the Prime Minister to call for urgent support to help protect airports The post English airports will close without government support, AOA warns appeared first on CityAM.

Mail Online

• Heathrow Airport passengers can pre-order booze to pick up and drinkIt comes after joksters claimed to buy a £9.99 ticket for a flight they 'had no intention of getting on' to get themselves into an airport bar for pints as England was plunged into Lockdown 2 on Thursday.

Birmingham Post

• Rolls-Royce urged to use furlough extension to safeguard UK jobsChancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the Government's Job Retention Scheme until 2021

Manchester Evening News

• Manchester Airport set to shut two terminals following lockdownIt comes as the airport announced it would be cutting 465 jobs

Other News Sources

• Air travel’s date with sustainability draws nearerAviation is gearing up for big changes in how the industry is regulated, as climate targets bite. The options available to decarbonise planes are plentiful and the challenge now is to invest enough resources in tech upgrades and regulatory tweaks to get the job done.
• Lufthansa to debut virus-free flightsGerman airline Lufthansa will offer customers on select flights the option of a free coronavirus test prior to departure, as part of a pilot scheme aimed at perfecting new hygiene protocols and operating

EIN News Subscription

• EasyJet cuts its flight schedule again and will operate at only 20% of its capacity … hit England and Europe.  The budget airline said today it … to countries outside of Europe. Travel quarantine could be … it revealed last month. Budget airline rival Ryanair has said … spreading the virus in Europe. 'European governments have failed to …
• Teesside Airport to run revised schedule of flights over lockdown … programme that will give passengers an ever quicker and … airport, ahead of locations across Europe, for their maintenance base and planes … £1million overhaul of the security area and revamp of the … of another airline choosing to fly from our airport very soon …
• Munich is only airport in Europe to receive five-star ratingThe German air transport hub maintained its top tier … ’s second-largest airport was the first European airport to be awarded the … set new standards in the European airport landscape with the renewed confirmation …
• British Airways and Lufthansa given Skytrax Covid-19 safety rating … respected UK-based air transport rating agency says both airlines have achieved a … relevant areas from the International Air Transport Association Health Safety Standards Checklist … . After Covid-19 audits on European airlines, the rating agency intends to …