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The end of the air traffic control tower is in sight after London City became the first big airport in the world to switch to a digital system.
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Restoring abandoned railway lines is among key solutions to secure the future of the industry given the pandemic-driven decrease in commuting, according to Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines.
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- Heathrow Airport: Home Office must 'get a grip' on border delaysBoss of Heathrow Airport warns border control may not be ready for the easing of air travel next month.
- Ryanair told to compensate passengers over strike cancellationsThe airline had said strike actions were
Financial Times
- Patchwork of vaccine passports complicates return of global travel Efforts to certify Covid-19 status are proliferating but it is not easy to make them compatible
- Heathrow fears border crisis if overseas travel resumes in MayLondon airport warns thinly staffed immigration desks will struggle to cope with Covid passenger checks
- High Court tells Ryanair to pay passengers for strike cancellationsPilots and cabin crew took industrial action in 2018 to secure better pay and conditions
- London City airport replaces control tower with virtual systemAir traffic controllers 70 miles away to oversee landings in UK first
Times Online
- Hopes rise for overseas travel to dozens of green list countries [subscription]Hopes of a summer holiday in Europe were boosted yesterday with the possibility of non-essential travel to destinations such as Portugal and Malta as soon as mid-May.
- London City Airport: Digital masts spell end of air traffic control towers [subscription]The end of the air traffic control tower is in sight after London City became the first big airport in the world to switch to a digital system.
Birmingham Post
- Airbus plane with jet lag reducing cabin delivered for new transatlantic servicesUS based JetBlue Airways has taken delivery of its first of 13 A321LR aircraft featuring Airbus’ new Airspace interior
London Evening Standard
- Heathrow boss: ‘Bad organisation’ at Border Force could cause long queuesPassenger levels at the airport fell by 91% in the first three months of the year, compared with 2019.
- EasyJet boss wants summer hotspots on green list due to ‘minimal’ impactChief executive Johan Lundgren said popular destinations such as Spain, Portugal and Greece should be placed in the lowest risk category.
- British holidaymakers vaccinated against coronavirus or with negative test ‘can visit France from June 9’British holidaymakers will reportedly be able to visit France from June 9 if they are vaccinated against coronavirus or have a recent negative test.
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