Heathrow Airport is refusing requests for extra flights from India before the country is added to the Government’s coronavirus red list at 4am tomorrow due to fears of long border queues. Four airlines asked the west London airport for a total of eight extra flights to arrive at the hub before the Friday deadline so that … Read more
Heathrow Airport is refusing requests for extra flights from India before the country is added to the Government’s coronavirus red list at 4am tomorrow due to fears of long border queues. Four airlines asked the west London airport for a total of eight extra flights to arrive at the hub before the Friday deadline so that … Read more
Virgin Atlantic expects to resume all of its flights by November, its chief executive announced today after the beleaguered airline secured a £1.2billion rescue package and cut nearly half of its workforce. Speaking at an online conference, Shai Weiss cautioned ‘we are by no means out of this situation’ and said the company ‘will only be satisfied’ … Read more
Travellers will fly from Australia to New Zealand on 30 flights on Monday as the trans-Tasman bubble officially began overnight – marking a massive milestone in Australia’s roadmap out of the Covid-19 pandemic. For the first time in more than a year, Australian travellers can fly to New Zealand without the need to quarantine for … Read more
Travellers will fly from Australia to New Zealand on 30 flights on Monday as the trans-Tasman bubble officially began overnight – marking a massive milestone in Australia’s roadmap out of the Covid-19 pandemic. For the first time in more than a year, Australian travellers can fly to New Zealand without the need to quarantine for … Read more
Portugal lifts its ban on flights from Britain tomorrow, but holidaymakers hoping for a trip to the Algarve will still have to wait until May 17, when the UK’s own restrictions are lifted. Under Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown, it is still illegal for Britons to travel abroad on holiday, but that measure could … Read more
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has predicted a removal of all restrictions on flights to Spain, Portugal and Greece, declaring ‘the vaccines are coming, people are going on holiday’. O’Leary said that whilst it is ‘certainly foolhardy’ to book a getaway in April or May, he believes ‘Europe will catch up’ in June, July and August … Read more
ANNA MIKHAILOVA: Airport law ends ‘macho man’ Keir’s flights of fancy By Anna Mikhailova For The Mail On Sunday Published: 23:31 BST, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 13:15 BST, 28 March 2021 It would be no surprise if tomorrow’s introduction of a new law aimed at stopping people going to an airport without ‘good reason’ … Read more
ANNA MIKHAILOVA: Airport law ends ‘macho man’ Keir’s flights of fancy By Anna Mikhailova For The Mail On Sunday Published: 23:31 GMT, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 00:07 GMT, 28 March 2021 It would be no surprise if tomorrow’s introduction of a new law aimed at stopping people going to an airport without ‘good reason’ … Read more
Virgin Atlantic has become the latest airline to announce a trial of so-called vaccine passports. Customers on flights to Barbados from April 16 will be invited to use the Travel Pass app to verify they meet the Caribbean island’s entry requirements for pre-departure coronavirus testing. Future versions of the app – developed by airline trade … Read more