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Thomas Cook and TUI have cancelled all holidays from the UK as the new national lockdown takes effect to try and beat the growing number of Coronavirus infections. TUI said that passengers due to travel from airports in England before mid-February, or from a Scottish or Welsh airport up to [read more]
The UK’s advertising watchdog is set to investigate Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) after a recent campaign showed a vaccine bottle and invited customers to ‘Jab & Go’. The Advertising and Standards Authority has received thousands of complaints about the advert with some arguing that it misled customers into thinking [read more]
Ryanair (FR/RYR) has said it has been left with no option but to cancel 12 domestic and international routes from the UK after a sudden rule change by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The carrier did not elaborate on what it calls “regulatory barriers” but the dispute is believed to [read more]
Russia & India are the latest two countries to join a growing list of countries to ban travel to and from the UK. Russia is suspending flights from the UK for 7 days while India is blocking all flights until New Year’s Eve from Wednesday. The move is in response [read more]
A new private COVID-19 testing facility has opened at London Southend Airport (SEN/EGMC) allowing passengers to get a confirmation of a negative test before travelling. The collaboration between London Southend Airport, Prenetics and Acacium Group is available to passengers ahead of travel and also to non-passengers who want to obtain [read more]
The UK’s biggest holiday company TUI has cancelled holidays and flights due to depart from Luton Airport as it is inside the Tier 4 Area. A spokesperson for the holiday company said: “Any customers that live in tier four and are due to depart in the next 14 days will [read more]
Germany and France have joined other EU countries in banning travel from the UK in a bid to halt the spread of a new strain of Coronavirus. The move means no air travel will now be allowed to Germany or France as well as Ireland, Austria, Italy, Belgium and Holland [read more]
In as disastrous day for the UK travel industry the UK’s neighbour Ireland is set to impose a blockade on flights and ferry travel from mainland UK. Initially, the restrictions will be imposed for 48 hours before being reviewed by the Irish government on Tuesday. The restrictions come just hours [read more]
Italy, Belgium and Holland have banned air travel from the UK following the outbreak of a mutated Coronavirus strain which is seemingly more contagious. Germany & France are also understood to be considering banning air travel from the UK. The ban means that no flights will be allowed to land [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) is shelving 15 long-haul destinations from its network as it streamlines its operations to recover from the Coronavirus pandemic. From 28th March 2021 (unless stated), flights to Pittsburgh Calgary, Charleston, Seoul, Durban, Dammam, Lima, Osaka, Kuala Lumpur, Seychelles (24th April 2021), Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Jeddah will all [read more]
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