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Thursday, 10 June 2021
Financial Times
- Competition regulator probes Ryanair and BA over refund refusalsBA slams incredible decision and warns that any punishment could put jobs at risk
- European airlines step up lobbying against EU climate rulesCarriers fight tougher regulations on emissions, according to documents obtained by environmental group
The Guardian
- Lockdown refunds: why are Ryanair and BA being investigated?Airlines may have broken law by refusing refunds for flights customers could not legally takeBA and Ryanair investigated by CMA over lockdown refundsBritish Airways and Ryanair are being officially investigated over whether they treated customers unfairly during the pandemic by failing to offer them flight refunds.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was looking to see if the two airlines had broken consumer law, and indicated it was on the side of consumers on this issue. It has opened enforcement cases into both companies. Continue reading...
The Telegraph
- British Airways hits out at flight refund investigation [subscription]Competition and Markets Authority is examining whether BA and Ryanair may have breached consumer law
Times Online
- More international travel could screw up end of lockdown, Grant Shapps warns [subscription]The mass reopening of international travel could “screw up” the UK’s recovery from coronavirus and must be delayed until other countries match Britain’s vaccination programme, according to the transport secretary.
City AM
- Airlines bid for furlough to be extended until next MayThe UK airlines industry has called on the Treasury to extend furlough for sector workers until the end of April The post Airlines bid for furlough to be extended until next May appeared first on CityAM.
Cambridge News
- Ryanair and British Airways investigated for not offering Covid refundsPeople who were unable to take flights because of lockdown restrictions should have had their money back, the Competition and Markets Authority said
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