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Thursday, 06 May 2021

Department for Transport

• Transport Secretary meets with G7 leaders to plan for the safe return to international travelG7 leaders meet to identify common goals and principles that will help develop globally recognised standards for when international travel reopens.

The Guardian

• Airlines must reduce emissions instead of offsetting, say expertsCampaigners warn offset system is flawed and can produce credits with no climate benefitAirlines should focus on reducing emissions from flights instead of using carbon offsets for climate commitments, experts and environmental campaigners have warned.British Airways and easyJet are among several leading carriers that use carbon offsets to back up claims of “carbon-neutral flyingâ€� and net zero pledges by buying credits on behalf of passengers or offering customers that opportunity to buy them when booking tickets. Continue reading...

Mail Online

• Airline passengers flying from 'red list' destinations are avoiding costly £1,750 UK quarantineTravellers returning to the UK from red list countries that would need them to quarantine here at a cost of up to £1,750 are saving money by doing a ten-day stint in Turkey.

Belfast Telegraph

• Travel leaders criticise cautious Government approach to foreign tripsProminent travel industry figures have lashed out at the Government over its plans to make UK travellers take coronavirus tests even when they have been fully vaccinated.

Birmingham Post

• Rolls-Royce agrees major engine deal with DHL ExpressThe agreement will see DHL paying through a dollar-per-flying-hour model