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Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) has confirmed it will achieve net-zero status by 2030 making it the UK’s first Net Zero airport. and 20 years ahead of targets set by the UK Government. The west-country airport is due to achieve carbon neutrality by the end of 2021, four years ahead of schedule. [read more]

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has announced it is boosting seats to Malta, Ibiza & Palma by 200,000 following their status change to the green travel list. Ryanair made the announcement of the extra capacity alongside calling on the UK Government to add Cyprus, the Canaries and the Greek Islands [read more]

British Holidaymakers are set to return to the white sands of Ibiza, Majorca and Menorca as the Spanish Balearic Islands are put on the UK Governments green travel list. The move means that Brits will be able to travel the islands without the need to quarantine on return to the [read more]

Glasgow based regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has said it is launching a new air link between Aberdeen (ABZ/EGPD) and Dublin (DUB/EIDW). The new service will play an important part in linking Scotlands’ Oil and Gas industry capital with Ireland, a service that was previously operated by the now defunct Stobart [read more]

Easyjet has cancelled its planned service between Aberdeen and Manchester which was due to start in just two-weeks due to a travel ban imposed by the Scottish Government. The low-cost carrier had been due to begin the four-times-per-week service on 9th July but Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon imposed a [read more]

The travel industry including trade bodies such as ABTA, airports, airlines and unions have begun a day of action and protest to demonstrate how it was one of the hardest-hit industries in the pandemic and the way the government has handled international travel. The UK’s largest airport group, Manchester Airports [read more]

Health minister Matt Hancock has said that the UK Government is working on plans that will see fully vaccinated people being able to arrive from amber list countries without the need to quarantine. Under current rules, anyone arriving from an amber list country must quarantine for 10 days and take [read more]

The nose gear of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner belonging to British Airways (BA/BAW )has collapsed on the stand at London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL). The aircraft, Boeing 787-8 G-ZBJB, had arrived to Heathrow from Moscow operating flight BA881 and was parked when the incident occurred. The aircraft was due to operate [read more]