Authorities are on high-alert to prevent another Ruby Princess-style debacle as a plane filled with coronavirus-infected passengers is just hours away from landing in Australia. The 112 Australian and New Zealand passengers have spent 14 days on the Greg Mortimer cruise ship, which was docked off the coast of Uruguay when it was hit with an … Read more
Bus company gives drivers movable ‘shower curtains’ to protect them from passengers with coronavirus First South West Buses has supplied its drivers with a clear plastic film screen The RMT had asked for protective Perspex screens to be installed in buses The curtain leaves a large gap and is only attached to the top of … Read more
Passengers who have had flights cancelled during the coronavirus lockdown have been left fuming as airlines put up barriers to cash refunds they are entitled to. Many customers are waiting to receive hundreds, sometimes thousands, of pounds from airlines and travel firms who have cancelled trips thanks to the ongoing pandemic. Yet, they are discovering … Read more
Etihad to trial monitoring technology fitted to airport self-service points that may be able to identify passengers with coronavirus The machines have been developed with Australian firm Elenium Automation They will monitor passengers’ temperatures, and heart and respiratory rates New technology will be trialled this month at Etihad’s hub airport in Abu Dhabi By Jennifer … Read more
The end of the food and drinks trolley? In the future passengers could order meals on their phones and collect them from on-board lockers Seattle-based design firm Teague wants to transform aircraft galleys from kitchens into retail space areas It also wants to move airline food storage and warming from the galley and into the … Read more
‘If you’re taking something for free away there’s a reaction’: British Airways boss says he wasn’t surprised at backlash for charging passengers for food on short-haul flights In 2017, BA scrapped free drinks and snacks in economy on short-haul flights Instead the airline began selling passengers products from Marks & Spencer Two years on, BA … Read more
Critically-ill passengers have been rushed off a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship carrying hundreds of Britons and Americans as it finally docked in Florida after being turned away by 14 other countries. Travelers were placed on stretchers and hurried to ambulances waiting on the quayside at Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, by hazmat-clad medical staff before they were … Read more
SpaceX’s new Starship suggests the craft could be used for hauling multiple satellites or up to 100 passengers in a single journey The manual outlines multiple use cases for SpaceX’s Starship craft The company foresees Starship being able to carry multiple satellites into orbit It can also be configured to carry 100 passengers on a single … Read more
Relieved passengers burst into applause after a British Airways repatriation flight from Peru landed at Gatwick this morning – but thousands of Brits still stranded abroad. The flight was one of two BA flights that took off from Lima on Monday evening and arrived safely in the UK on Tuesday morning. Footage posted on social … Read more
Airline pledges to pay passengers up to £7,300 if they test positive for coronavirus after flying with them Vietjet says it will be making the payouts as part of its ‘Sky Covid Care Insurance’ It is being offered to all eligible passengers on its domestic services for free The airline will pay out for confirmed … Read more