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Travel red list cut to seven countries 'a major step forward' - Grant Shapps
The transport secretary announces England's Covid travel red list is being cut to seven countries.
Nearly £2 million to be given to tech start-ups to power up the transport revolution
Entrepreneurs and innovators pioneering new ways of creating a better transport system will see their ideas brought to life from idea through to inception with thanks to government funding, Transport Minister Trudy Harrison has announced
Scottish ferry fiasco: Smaller, compact ships are the way to go, say experts [Subscription]
Scotland’s ferries are overstaffed “mini-cruise ships” with à la carte menus and a gymnasium when they need to be compact, agile crafts with “linoleum on the floors”, sensible seating and a canteen for sliced sausage rolls, maritime experts have said.
Integrated Rail Plan | When will it be published and what will be in it?
The future of the UK’s major rail projects including High Speed 2 (HS2) and Northern Powerhouse Rail has been hanging in the balance for much of 2021.
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BBC News
- Bristol airport's plans 'unite community' in oppositionToday marks the final day of the public inquiry into Bristol Airport's controversial expansion plans. The airport wants to expand its terminal and transport facilities so that up to 12 million passengers can use it - a 30% rise on the 8.5 million people a year who currently do.
- Travel red list cut to seven countries 'a major step forward' - Grant ShappsThe transport secretary announces England's Covid travel red list is being cut to seven countries.
- Covid: Travel firms hope for boost after UK red list cutThe decision to end quarantine for arrivals from 47 countries is hailed as a
Financial Times
- England travel red list slashed from 54 to 7 countriesArrivals from Brazil, Thailand and South Africa will no longer need hotel quarantine
- BA pilots back deal to open new lower-cost subsidiary at GatwickSupport revives hopes of restructuring short-haul operation to match rivals such as easyJet
- Hungary’s PM launches new effort to gain control of Budapest airportOrban keen to bring key infrastructure into state hands despite resistance from investors
Belfast Telegraph
- Belfast International Airport braced for four years of Covid disruption as revenue takes £30m hitPassenger numbers at Belfast International Airport will not return to pre-pandemic levels for three or four years, its directors predict as it emerged the company lost more than £12m last year as passenger numbers plummeted by 72%.
Manchester Evening News
- 'Brilliant news': Manchester Airport celebrates biggest relaxation of travel rules since before pandemicManchester Airport has welcomed the biggest relaxation of travel rules to date as 'brilliant news' for the aviation industry. A total of 47 countries including South Africa, Mexico and Thailand will be removed from England's red list on Monday, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced.
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- Boost for Stansted Airport expansion as judge throws out challengeA High Court judge has dismissed Uttlesford District Council’s latest challenge to expansion at Stansted Airport as “unarguable”.
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