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Thursday, 16 September 2021

Times Online

• SpaceX launches civilian crew into orbit [subscription]Four civilians who harboured once-fanciful dreams of going to space were orbiting Earth at 17,500mph last night on a mission that lifted the last barrier to the final frontier.
• Qantas to resume Sydney-London flights for Christmas [subscription]Regular commercial flights between the UK and Australia will be reintroduced for the first time in almost two years.
• Tougher travel rules for Covid vaccine refuseniks [subscription]Unvaccinated travellers are due to face tougher restrictions from next month as part of efforts to encourage more young people to get the jab.

City AM

• Ryanair aims to fly 225m passengers a year by 2026Ryanair today announced that it now expects to fly 225m passengers a year by March 2026, a 25m hike on The post Ryanair aims to fly 225m passengers a year by 2026 appeared first on CityAM.

Belfast Telegraph

• SpaceX launches first completely civilian-crewed rocket into orbitSpaceX has sent the first-ever all civilian-crewed rocket into orbit from the Kennedy Space Centre.

London Evening Standard

• Unvaccinated travellers ‘will have to take two PCR tests’ after arriving in UK Unvaccinated travellers face having to take two PCR tests after arriving in the UK from any other country, according to reports.
• Ryanair to create 5,000 new jobs as it anticipates COVID-19 bounce backRyanair has announced plans for a post-COVID hiring spree that will reverse pandemic layoffs and grow headcount as air travel begins to recover.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Ryanair to open 10 new airport bases and create 5,000 jobs under Covid recovery planChief executive Michael O'Leary says the firm is in talks to buy out airport slots left empty by airlines during the coronavirus pandemic

Cambridge News

• Jet2, easyJet, Ryanair, BA: Stansted Airport bosses call for simple two-tier travel system from OctoberIt has called on the UK Government to scrap the current traffic light system and reduce PCR testing requirements