Boris Johnson aiming for cheap and easy travel testing system April 6, 2021 Boris Johnson has today said that he wants the testing system for international travel to be cheap and easy, after concerns were raised about the current cost of such arrangements. Under current plans, international travel is set to restart again on 17 May, although the government has warned that the date could yet be pushed [...]
Qatar Airways completes world’s first fully vaccinated flight April 6, 2021 Qatar Airways has this morning conducted the world’s first ever flight on which all passengers and air crew had been vaccinated. The trial flight, which was designed to demonstrate the airline’s Covid safety systems, took off from Hamad International Airport this morning and returned three hours later. The Gulf airline, which is also trialling IATA’s [...]
Mayor of London election: Sadiq Khan pledges to name London Overground lines April 6, 2021 Sadiq Khan has pledged to give individual names to London Overground train lines if re-elected as mayor of London next month. Khan’s manifesto, released today, said the “London Overground network has grown considerably over recent years” and that “to reflect this I’ll launch a programme to name individual routes, giving each its own identity”. The [...]
Car sales pick up in March as market shows signs of life April 6, 2021 Car sales rose 11.5 per cent in March as the UK market began to show signs of life after a dire year for the automotive industry. According to data from the Society from Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), sales remain around 37 per cent below the monthly average for March between 2010-2019. The third month [...]
Get US on travel ‘green list’ from 17 May, say aviation bosses April 6, 2021 The bosses of some of the UK’s biggest aviation firms have called for the government to make sure that the US is on the “green list” for international travel from 17 May. Speaking at a press conference this morning, British Airways chief exec Sean Doyle, along with Shai Weiss and John Holland-Kaye, his counterparts at [...]
Ryanair and Wizz Air passenger numbers down again as year of pain continues April 6, 2021 Ryanair flew just 0.5m people last month as travel restrictions continued to batter the airline industry as the worst year in its history came to an end. Since last March, when the coronavirus began to spread through Europe, carriers have seen their schedules decimated, with passenger numbers plunging to a mere fraction of normal levels. [...]
Boris Johnson warns England to not book summer holidays abroad yet as traffic light system confirmed April 5, 2021 Boris Johnson warns England to not book summer holidays abroad yet as traffic light system confirmed
Former British Airways boss Alex Cruz ‘in the running for top job’ at Nordic airline SAS April 5, 2021 Former British Airways boss Alex Cruz 'in the running for top job' at Nordic airline SAS
Tesla shares surge as electric carmaker’s deliveries beat estimates April 5, 2021 Shares of Tesla accelerated eight per cent in pre-market trading today, after the world’s most valuable carmaker posted record deliveries as a solid demand for its electric cars offset the impact of a global shortage of chips. The electric-car maker said on Friday it was encouraged by the strong reception of its Model Y crossover [...]
Missed the spark: Volkswagen share price dips following ‘Voltswagen’ April Fool’s joke April 1, 2021 Volkswagen’s share price fell today after the American arm of the company issued a false announcement claiming it was changing its name to ‘Voltswagen of America’. The stunt, which came just ahead of April Fool’s Day, was meant to call attention to its electric vehicle efforts. But the joke fell flat on social media, with [...]