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Saturday, 24 April 2021

BBC News

• Covid-19: India arrivals begin UK hotel quarantineSome UK nationals say they are struggling to secure flights home as India sees a surge in Covid.

Financial Times

• US airlines say 'worst behind us' as vaccines fuel recoveryAverage passenger numbers are at their highest level since the pandemic began

The Independent

• US plane joins hunt for Indonesian sub after air runs outIndonesia has pressed ahead with a search for a navy submarine off Bali, hours after the oxygen supply for 53 crew members aboard is believed to have been exhausted

Times Online

• Indians charter £100,000 private jets to beat 4am coronavirus travel deadline [Subscription]At least eight private jets were flown to Britain from India in 24 hours as the super-rich paid tens of thousands of pounds to beat a new travel ban.
• Covid passport may let Scots travel abroad this summer, Jason Leitch suggests [Subscription]Foreign summer holidays will be challenging but officials are working on a “digital solution” to identify those who have been tested or vaccinated against coronavirus, Scotland’s national clinical director has said.
• Wizz Air plans cheaper fares as capacity grows [Subscription]One of Europe’s leading budget airlines is forecasting a sharp drop in the price of fares as it expects to increase the number of flights this summer to as much as 80 per cent of normal capacity.
• Job fears delay Rolls-Royce’s sale of Spanish division ITP Aero [Subscription]Hopes that Rolls-Royce is nearing the sale of ITP Aero, its $1.5 billion-rated Spanish aerospace and defence business, appeared to have hit turbulence yesterday after reports that politicians in the country and its Basque region, where it operates, are demanding assurances that no jobs will be lost.

City AM

• Rolls-Royce in 'constructive talks' over ITP Aero saleRolls-Royce this afternoon hit back at claims that the sale of one of its Spanish subsidiaries could be blocked, saying The post Rolls-Royce in 'constructive talks' over ITP Aero sale appeared first on CityAM.

Daily Express

• Elon Musk issues warning over Mars mission - 'a bunch of people will probably die'ELON MUSK warned that a
• Summer holidays face another hurdle as Foreign Office may still bar 'green list' countriesBRITISH holidaymakers could have their plans to travel abroad this summer to 'green list' destinations may be barred by the Foreign Office, according to reports.

Birmingham Post

• Airbus secures order as Delta passengers 'ready to reclaim the joy of travel'Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order for 25 A321neo (New Engine Option) aircraft

Bristol Live

• EasyJet and Jet2 flights from Bristol Airport this Summer It has been a very tough year and many of us can't wait for a holiday

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Welshman describes hectic four-hour airport queue as 'swimming in Covid soup'Stuart Rideout was forced to queue for hours at Heathrow Airport after a trip to Germany

London Evening Standard

• 'Recycled' SpaceX capsule prepares to dock at International Space StationFrenchman Thomas Pesquet is the first European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut to blast off in the Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Northern Echo

• The £6 passenger fee that left Teesside Airport going from Jamaican dreams to the brink of closure
• Teesside Airport's 'hated' passenger facility fee to be scrapped within WEEKS A 'HATED' passenger tax at a North-East airport will be abolished within weeks, The Northern Echo can reveal today.

Cambridge News

• Anger after US military aircraft wrecks Addenbrooke's helipad'I hope the Yanks are going to pay for the repair'
• India added to 'red list' today amid concerns about new Covid variantNew rules in force from Friday (April 23) for those returning from the country
• Air ambulances can fly to Addenbrooke's again as grass landing site opensBut the helipad at Addenbrooke's Hospital must be fully replaced

Other Regional Press

• Jet2, Ryanair, easyjet & other airlines answer key holiday questionsMany Teessiders are looking into the possibility of a summer getaway

EIN News Subscription

• Airports and airlines issue plea to Europe's Heads of State … travel restrictions both within the EU/EEA/Switzerland and … industry data shows a deepening crisis in the sector, with air traffic … 395.5 million passengers (attribute to ACI EUROPE). Similarly, air connectivity keeps declining …
• Wizz Air aiming for 60-80 per cent capacity over summer … conference this morning, the Hungarian airline's boss said that the … not supply-driven from the airline, it is the unpredictability of … the carrier's core European market, Wizz Air has said it is … is set for success when air transport returns. Before the Open: …
• British Airways owner sets goal to run 10 per cent of flights on sustainable biofuels by 2030 IAG becomes first European airline firm to commit to … chain, making it the first European airline to set such a goal … deliver enough supply for the airline industry, creating highly valued … reports. The UK's Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, hailed IAG …