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Wednesday, 11 November 2020

Financial Times

• Pandemic-hit companies dash for cash after market rallyAmerican Airlines, Carnival and Lufthansa among groups to raise capital
• Malaysia’s state and budget airlines confront the same crisisMalaysia Airlines and low-cost local rival AirAsia Group both seek debt relief

Times Online

• Ban on night flights demanded to cut noise [subscription]Commercial aircraft should be banned from operating overnight at airports because of concerns that excess noise can damage residents’ health, the government has been told.

City AM

• Ryanair back at 80 per cent passenger capacity by summer, O'Leary predictsRyanair boss Michael O’Leary today said that he expected the airline’s passenger numbers to return to 75 per cent to 80 per cent of pre-pandemic levels next summer.

Birmingham Mail

• Ryanair boss forecasts fares will be cut to help airlines recover from lockdownMichael O'Leary also said hopes for the sector now rested on the successful introduction of a vaccine against the virus

Other Regional Press

• Luton Airport passenger numbers nosedive by 82 per cent as Covid lockdown grounds flightsAirport remains operational for essential travel with bosses joining aviation industry demands for government financial support

Aviation Industry

• Community groups write to government calling for end to night flightsA growing body of evidence shows a link between night noise from aviation and adverse effects on sleep and health. The World Health Organisation recommends 7 – 9 hours of …

Other News Sources

• Airport Covid tests won't work, says Ryanair's Michael O'LearyRyanair CEO Michael O'Leary has dismissed calls for airport Covid tests as 'a complete waste of time'.