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'Unprecedented anger' as CalMac ferry fiasco hits tourism
BUSINESSES that only just limped through lockdown are facing being finished off by the country’s ferries fiasco, islanders are saying.
UK-listed travel companies saw another £800 million wiped off their value
EasyJet, Ryanair, British Airways owner IAG, Wizz Air and engine maker Rolls-Royce all saw their shares fall for a second consecutive day. Tui shares closed the day flat.
UK Covid live: Extra flights and bigger jets to take tourists back from Portugal
Airlines including British Airways and EasyJet have added thousands of extra seats to help tourists get home from Portugal after the government removed it from the travel green list.
Peterborough residents to be asked what they think of roads and transport
Peterborough residents will be asked what they think of the city’s roads and transport services this month.
Saturday, 05 June 2021
BBC News
- Anti-theft bike tech tested: Can it keep your cycle safe?Tom Brada tests some of the security tech that could help keep your two-wheeler more secure.
- Covid-19: Airlines add capacity ahead of Portugal changeThe country will be removed from the UK's travel green list on Tuesday, prompting a race for return flights.
- Bus depot bid to be UK's largest electric vehicle charging hubFirst Bus will install 160 charging points and replace half its fleet with electric buses at its depot in Glasgow.
- Some Portugal passengers still plan to travel despite rule changeHalf of Tui passengers are going ahead with travel to Portugal, despite it being moved to the amber list.
- United plans supersonic passenger flights by 2029The US airline has ordered 15 supersonic passenger jets which could cut travel times in half.
Financial Times
- Indian airline boss prospers in pandemic by pivoting to healthcare Ajay Singh, the politically connected owner of SpiceJet, turns to Covid testing to offset lost income
- Carbon counter: cruise holidays sail away with travel emissionsCancellations may be bad for morale but they are good for the environment
The Guardian
- EU bans Belarus planes from its airspace over activist arrestMove follows forced landing of Ryanair flight and detention of Raman Pratasevich last monthThe EU has banned Belarusian carriers from its airspace and airports over the forced landing of Ryanair flight FR4978 and arrest of the opposition activist and journalist Raman Pratasevich.EU ambassadors agreed during a meeting on Friday to require member states to deny the countryā€™s carriers landing and taking off rights and forbid them from overflying the territory of the 27 member states from Saturday. Continue reading...
The Herald
- 'Unprecedented anger' as CalMac ferry fiasco hits tourismBUSINESSES that only just limped through lockdown are facing being finished off by the country’s ferries fiasco, islanders are saying.
Times Online
- Wizz loses its fizz as red lights flash over airlines once again [Subscription]Airlines made a fresh descent as investors started to ponder whether companies in the sector might need to tap the market for more money soon.
- Staycations drive surge in car sales in May [Subscription]The reopening of the car market has fuelled a surge in sales as motorists head back to showrooms.
- Extra flights and bigger jets to take holidaymakers home from Portugal [Subscription]Airlines have laid on thousands of extra seats to help tourists get home from Portugal after the government removed it from the travel green list.
City AM
- UK holidaymakers scrambling for flights home face exorbitant prices to beat quarantine deadlineBritish tourists and holidaymakers scrambling for flights home from Portugal before new quarantine requirements come into force are being charged The post UK holidaymakers scrambling for flights home face exorbitant prices to beat quarantine deadline appeared first on CityAM.
Mail Online
- UK-listed travel companies saw another £800 million wiped off their valueEasyJet, Ryanair, British Airways owner IAG, Wizz Air and engine maker Rolls-Royce all saw their shares fall for a second consecutive day. Tui shares closed the day flat.
- Frontier Airlines Airbus A320 with 151 passengers aboard skids off end of runway Reagan NationalA Frontier Airlines flight overshot the runway at Reagan International Airport. The plane came to a stop in the grass at the end of the runway around 10:30pm on Friday night.
- Jet2 cancels ALL international flights and holidays until July 1All Jet2 flights for this month have been cancelled amid a spate of changes - including moving Portugal, Madeira and the Azores to the amber list.
- Northern Rail passengers are forced to stand in packed train carriages 'like cattle'EXCLUSIVE: Samantha Newton told MailOnline she was forced to put her belongings on the seat next to her on a crowded service between Hull and Halifax.
- MARKET REPORT: Fears of a lost summer wipes £3bn off travel stocksAlmost £800m was wiped off the market value of Easyjet, Ryanair, Wizz Air, British Airways-owner IAG and plane engine maker Rolls-Royce as the City braced for another torrid summer.
- Met Police chief blasts e-scooters as 'absolute death traps' ahead of London trialJoanna Johnson (pictured), wife of Rugby Football League chairman Simon Johnson, was left in 'indescribable pain' after being struck by the hit-and-run rider at 20mph last July.
This is Money
- Arrivederci petrol and diesel: Fiat to become an electric car brand by 2030Fiat will begin to phase out all combustion-engined models from its global line up from 2025 - and by the end of the decade will no longer sell passenger cars with petrol or diesel units under the bonnet.
- Cyclists warned to check home insurance as rocketing bike cost outpaces payouts for theftHome insurance policies may no longer cover the cost of replacing a stolen bike, as cover limits have been outstripped by the huge inflation in the price of a bicycle during the pandemic.
Sky News
- Britons scrambling to get home from Portugal to beat quarantine deadline face sky-high plane faresBritons in Portugal who are scrambling to get back to the UK to beat next week's quarantine deadline face paying hundreds of pounds more for earlier flights.
Birmingham Post
- NI new car sales bounce back as lockdown easesA total of 3,789 new cars were registered in May, 27 times more than in the same month in 2020
Bolton News
- Jet2 cancels all flights and holidays until 1 July Jet2 has now called for 'openness and transparency' on Covid-19 data in the wake of the changes.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Northern ready to welcome commuters back to railway NORTHERN is preparing for the return of commuters as 78 per cent of rail users in the north of England say they will be turning to trains when pandemic restrictions are fully lifted.
- Jet2 to delay flight restarts until July 1 following travel lists changes YEADON-based airline Jet2 has delayed the restart of flights and holidays from June 24 to July 1, following the Government changes to travel lists on Thursday.
London Evening Standard
- Royal Navy flagship teams up with French carrier for 'cat and mouse' war gamesHMS Queen Elizabeth has been on exercises with her French equivalent FS Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean.
- Matt Hancock says 'tough' travel restrictions needed to protect UK freedomsIt comes as reports have suggested that plans to scrap all Covid restrictions on June 21 could be watered down.
- UK Covid live: Extra flights and bigger jets to take tourists back from PortugalAirlines including British Airways and EasyJet have added thousands of extra seats to help tourists get home from Portugal after the government removed it from the travel green list.
Northern Echo
- Jet2 issues statement to customers as Portugal comes off green list A HOLIDAY operator has issued a statement following the decision to remove Portugal from the UK's travel green list.
The York Press
- Northern - almost 80% of commuters will return to York trains A YORK-BASED train operator says they are preparing for the return of commuters as they claim 78 per cent of rail users in the North say they will be turning to trains when pandemic restrictions are fully lifted.
Wales Online
- Merthyr's new £12m bus station given official opening dateThe new bus station in Merthyr Tydfil is set to be the third busiest in Wales and the first to have charging points on site for electric vehicles
- The 90mph drivers who have turned a seafront dual carriageway into a race trackResidents living there fear someone will be killed and have appealed for speed cameras to be installed
Cambridge News
- The Red Arrows are flying over Cambs this weekendThe iconic red Hawk jets will pass over parts of Cambridgeshire on Sunday
- Easyjet boss slams decision to remove Portugal from green listThe CEO claimed the government had torn up its own rule book and ignored the science
- King's Cross station to close all weekend affecting Cambridge trainsA reduced Cambridge timetable will see services run as far as Finsbury Park
- Huge electricity transformer to delay A14 traffic in Cambs this weekendA huge electricity transformer is set to bring chaos to Cambridgeshire's roads as it trundles through the county at 12mph this weekend.
Peterborough Telegraph
- Passengers reminded there are no trains between Peterborough and King’s Cross this weekendThere will be no train services between Peterborough and London King’s Cross this weekend as engineering work takes place.
- Peterborough residents to be asked what they think of roads and transportPeterborough residents will be asked what they think of the city’s roads and transport services this month.
Reading Evening Post
- Drivers face M4 weekend closure near Heathrow and M25Smart motorway works mean part of the motorway will be shut in both directions
Other Regional Press
- GWR offers support service information for domestic abuse victimsGreat Western Railway has strengthened its support for people experiencing domestic abuse by signing up to provide vital help at the touch of a button.
- Work to expand Southampton Airport runway could start this summer WORK to expand the runway at Southampton Airport could start as early as August this year, it has been revealed.
- East Oxford LTNs: consultation for Divinity Road LTN to beginMORE Low Traffic Neighbourhoods are gearing up to be installed throughout more parts of the city.
- Cruise ships are back - but what's it really like to travel on Covid-safe seas? Jonjo Maudsley sets sail on the maiden voyage of the MSC Virtuosa to experience the 'new normal' of cruising.
- Condor Voyager is in Poole ahead of trips to Channel Islands THE newest member of the Condor Ferries fleet is in Poole preparing to operate on the port's route to the Channel Islands.
- Fears new cycle line on busy Coventry road will lead to more crashesThe concern comes following collision on Barker Butts Lane where carriageway has been narrowed for a cycle lane
New Civil Engineer
- DfT: Materials shortage not an issue for HS2 and East West RailThe government has said the supply chain's materials shortage crisis is not currently an issue for major projects including High Speed 2 (HS2) and East West Rail.
- DfT: Materials shortage not an issue for HS2 and East West RailThe government has said the supply chain's materials shortage crisis is not currently an issue for major projects including High Speed 2 (HS2) and East West Rail.
- Aecom drafted in to assist Yorkshire rail restoration bidAecom has been drafted in to help prepare a bid for funding to reopen the 51km York to Beverley rail line.
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