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Tuesday, 16 February 2021

Financial Times

• First quarantine passengers arrive at UK airport hotelsNew border requirements include incoming travellers having to take two Covid-19 tests
• Airline industry alarm as vaccine-led recovery hopes take a dive Travel curbs have been tightened and borders closed in light of new Covid variants

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Climate scientist claims Leeds Bradford Airport expansion would only benefit 'relatively few people'A Leeds climate scientist has added to growing calls for a legal challenge against the £150m expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport, which was approved in principle by council planners this week.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Stunning Airbus cabin with extra hand luggage space and 'hero' lighting moves closer on A320 familyAirbus' A320 Family's brand new Airspace cabin is being trialled

London Evening Standard

• Border staff given ‘just hours’ notice of red-list quarantine guidelines Guidelines on the execution of England’s new “red listâ€� quarantine rules were reportedly only given to Border Force staff a few hours before they came into force.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Climate scientist calls for legal challenge to Leeds Bradford Airport decisionA Leeds climate scientist has added to growing calls for a legal challenge against the £150m expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport, which was approved in principle by council planners this week.

Leeds Live

• Airport decision is wide open to legal challenge, climate expert saysThe £150m expansion has already been approved but a Leeds academic believes there is still a chance to overturn the move

Other Regional Press

• Bid to reopen Manston as airport quashedThe Government go-ahead on reopening Manston as an airport has been officially quashed by the High Court.