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Britain is under increasing pressure to mirror Donald Trump’s unprecedented ban on flights to and from mainland Europe to stem the spread of coronavirus – but Chancellor Rishi Sunak today insisted Boris Johnson’s government doesn’t believe it’s the ‘right thing’. Mr Trump blames the EU for failing to stop the killer virus in its tracks – but … Read more
Europe’s airports are facing an unprecedented financial crisis due to the outbreak of the coronavirus on the continent. The Airports Council International, the global trade representative of the world’s airport authorities, said European airports are facing a ‘full blown crisis’ and have called on governments to only issue travel bans as a last resort. ‘For … Read more
Passengers arriving from coronavirus-ridden regions of northern Italy said there were no checks on landing in the UK as British Airways, Ryanair and EasyJet are still flying passengers to and from the quarantined regions. Vast swathes of northern Italy are under a strict lockdown as the government tries to battle the rapid spread of the deadly … Read more
Flybe customers have been told not to travel to the airport today in texts sent in the middle of the night after the airline collapsed putting 2,000-plus jobs at risk and leaving thousands of passengers stranded across the UK. All the regional airline’s flights from 12 UK airports including hubs at Birmingham, Manchester and Exeter have … Read more
Flybe planes ‘are impounded at UK airports’ and passengers turned away amid fears the ailing airline has collapsed By James Wood For Mailonline Published: 20:45 GMT, 4 March 2020 | Updated: 20:47 GMT, 4 March 2020 Flybe planes ‘are impounded at UK airports’ and passengers turned away amid fears the ailing airline has collapsed. Low-cost … Read more
Boris Johnson ‘hands a legal weapon to opponents’ by letting court hijack decision on Heathrow Airport’s third runway Dr Liam Fox, former Secretary of State for International Trade, criticised the PM He said that accepting the Heathrow expansion decision was a serious error Dr Fox said it was wrong to allow court to hijack police … Read more
The best and worst airports across the UK have been named in a new study, with Glasgow Airport taking the top podium position and London Stansted languishing in last place. The ranking has been produced by flight tips site The Points Guy UK in an inaugural annual report after an ‘extensive review’ of the largest … Read more
Ryanair has denied that airline boss Michael O’Leary called for Muslim men to face extra security checks at airports, after he sparked outrage for suggesting male Muslim men travelling alone are more likely to carry out acts of terror. It comes amid calls to boycott the budget airline after comments made by O’Leary in The Times … Read more
Hit the sun, straight from your doorstep: The new direct flight routes from local airports for summer 2020 Ryanair is launching flights from Liverpool to the port city of Zadar, Croatia Head to the Greek island of Skiathos on the new TUI flights from Bournemouth EasyJet has direct flights from Belfast to Turkey’s Dalaman airport … Read more
Airports in the UK are hiking car parking charges by as much as 55% over Christmas, study reveals A review of 13 major UK airports found that 10 increase charges for festive dates Luton had the steepest fee, demanding £121.99 to park for a day in short stay On average, motorists are expected to pay … Read more