Boris Johnson today defied a huge Tory backlash to insist coronavirus testing at airports would only give a ‘false sense of security’. MPs voiced frustration as Mr Johnson again poured cold water on the idea, despite desperate pleas to prevent the ‘demise’ of the aviation sector. The premier said Public Health England believed only 7 … Read more
Boris Johnson today defied a huge Tory backlash to insist coronavirus testing at airports would only give a ‘false sense of security’. MPs voiced frustration as Mr Johnson again poured cold water on the idea, despite desperate pleas to prevent the ‘demise’ of the aviation sector. The premier said Public Health England believed only 7 … Read more
There are at least 30 countries which offer or accept coronavirus tests at airports. Many have introduced systems where a negative test will either end the need to quarantine or reduce its length. Some carry out testing on arrivals at the airport. Others also accept recent tests carried out before departure. In ICELAND, for example, … Read more
Airlines want British and US governments to introduce testing at airports to end quarantine and unlock £200bn in trade between the nations By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:49 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:49 BST, 29 August 2020 Some of the world’s biggest airlines have called on the British and US … Read more
Twenty second Covid test: Heathrow Airport trials could spare Britons from quarantine after holidays if ministers back the scheme The airport is working with Oxford and Manchester universities on three tests Heathrow believes it could allow travel to resume to and from ‘red list’ countries Passengers reaching the UK from these places have to quarantine … Read more
Twenty second Covid test: Heathrow Airport trials could spare Britons from quarantine after holidays if ministers back the scheme The airport is working with Oxford and Manchester universities on three tests Heathrow believes it could allow travel to resume to and from ‘red list’ countries Passengers reaching the UK from these places have to quarantine … Read more
Gatwick Airport is planning to axe up to 600 jobs in ‘significant restructure’ after impact of Covid-19 pandemic on passenger and air traffic numbers Gatwick Airport has announced a ‘significant restructure across its business’ Up to 600 jobs could be cut, which amounts to around a quarter of workforce Passenger numbers fell by 80 per … Read more
With a squadron of nurses and the potential to test thousands of arrivals a day, this is Heathrow’s new Covid-19 detection area. It is hoped the multi-million pound facility will bring an end to the 14-day quarantine rule that is destroying the travel industry. Unveiled exclusively in today’s Daily Mail, it will soon be used … Read more
Stobart culls 130 Essex airport jobs after Easyjet confirms plans to shut down bases at Stansted and Southend By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 23:13 BST, 18 August 2020 Airport operator Stobart Group is to cut more than 130 jobs after Easyjet confirmed plans to shut … Read more
Airlines BA, Virgin Atlantic, easyJet and TUI plead with Boris Johnson to introduce airport Covid tests to allow arrivals from ‘high risk’ nations like the US to bypass quarantine – as Greece and Croatia ‘are on the brink of being added to the red list’ They urged the Government to adopt a system similar to … Read more