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Sunday, 02 May 2021

The Guardian

• Airlines pray green listing of US will see Big Apple breaks take offSpeculation over where Britons could fly after 17 May is rife, but hopes are on lucrative transatlantic routes to fill empty coffersIn another torrid year for the aviation industry, the coming month of May offers a little hope. The red-letter day in every UK airline executive's diary is 17 May, from which international leisure travel from Britain may be permitted.

The Independent

• Green list: Government misses transport committee deadline for holiday destinations announcement‘This uncertainty could cost people their jobs,’ Tory chair of Transport Select Committee says

The Telegraph

• Live Coronavirus latest news: Logging into NHS app using airport Wi-Fi leaves you 'open to hackers' [subscription]Britons travelling abroad have been warned against using airport WiFi to log into the NHS app to their vaccine passports in case they hand over their health details to hackers.

Belfast Telegraph

• SpaceX capsule departs station as four astronauts head homeA SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts departed the International Space Station late on Saturday, aiming for a rare night time splashdown to end the company’s second crew flight.

London Evening Standard

• Deadline missed for release of holiday listsThe Transport Select Committee said the Government's failure to publish the lists by Saturday ˜could cost people their jobs.

Leeds Live

• Jet2, Ryanair and Tui issue update on foreign travel after May 17The green light might still be given

Other Regional Press

• Government misses traffic light system deadline for foreign holidaysThe Department for Transport has only said the lists will be made public in 'early May'