Border staff say airlines should send staff to help reduce immigration queues

Border Force staff have said airlines should send employees to help reduce immigration queues after travellers faced three-hour waits to enter the UK – with red-list passengers unsegregated from others in the line.   Airport and airline staff should be deployed to ensure passengers have booked the necessary Covid tests and filled in their locator forms correctly prior to … Read more

Border staff say airlines should send staff to help reduce immigration queues

Border Force staff have said airlines should send employees to help reduce immigration queues after travellers faced three-hour waits to enter the UK – with red-list passengers unsegregated from others in the line.   Airport and airline staff should be deployed to ensure passengers have booked the necessary Covid tests and filled in their locator forms correctly prior to … Read more

Airlines CEOs beg Biden and Boris Johnson to reopen transatlantic travel

American and British airlines are begging Joe Biden and British Prime Minister to reopen transatlantic travel to save both economies and reunite families who have been separated for over a year. Multiple airlines penned an open letter with the US Chamber of Commerce last week urging an announcement and on Tuesday, the CEOs of of Delta, … Read more

Airlines CEOs beg Biden and Boris Johnson to reopen transatlantic travel

American and British airlines are begging Joe Biden and British Prime Minister to reopen transatlantic travel to save both economies and reunite families who have been separated for over a year. Multiple airlines penned an open letter with the US Chamber of Commerce last week urging an announcement and on Tuesday, the CEOs of of Delta, … Read more

Airlines have been slapped with just 630 fines for not checking passengers’ Covid forms

Airlines have only been fined 630 times for allowing passengers to fly without the right paperwork despite more than 12,000 people being caught on arrival into the UK since February, it was revealed today. Carriers have been blamed for the chaos and delays of up to six hours at passport control at Heathrow because so … Read more

Airlines have been slapped with just 630 fines for not checking passengers’ Covid forms

Airlines have only been fined 630 times for allowing passengers to fly without the right paperwork despite more than 12,000 people being caught on arrival since February, it was revealed today. Carriers have been blamed for the chaos and delays of up to six hours at passport control at Heathrow because so many people arriving … Read more

Border Force staff demand tougher penalties for airlines that fail to check Covid paperwork

Border Force staff are demanding tougher penalties for airlines that fail to check passengers’ Covid paperwork causing huge delays at airports. Even with non-essential travel banned under current rules, pictures show seven-hour queues as officials individually check thousands of passengers’ Covid paperwork on arrival.  Last week, a woman collapsed at the passport control desk after … Read more

Border Force staff demand tougher penalties for airlines that fail to check Covid paperwork

Border Force staff are demanding tougher penalties for airlines that fail to check passengers’ Covid paperwork causing huge delays at airports. Even with non-essential travel banned under current rules, pictures show seven-hour queues as officials individually check thousands of passengers’ Covid paperwork on arrival.  Last week, a woman collapsed at the passport control desk after … Read more

Airlines want travel by October but Health Minister said vaccine rollout doesn’t mean open borders

Huge push to open international borders by October amid fears Australians could be stuck on a ‘prison island’ for YEARS despite the world moving on from the pandemic Airlines CEO’s are pushing for international travel to commence by October Health Minister Greg Hunt said borders may not open when vaccine rollout ends Virgin Australia CEO … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Worries over UK traffic lights plan hitting airlines

Budget airlines had a difficult start to the week after HSBC brokers warned they are in for a turbulent summer. The Government’s proposed ‘traffic light’ system will make it difficult for the likes of Easyjet, Ryanair and Wizz Air to plan ahead and could leave them flying far fewer passengers as a result, according to … Read more