Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary slams ‘bizarre’ quarantine rules September 9, 2020 Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has slammed the government for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, describing its quarantine restrictions as “bizarre” and lacking in “common sense”. Speaking to Sky News this morning, O’Leary said that ministers were “making this stuff as they go along to cover up the fact that test and tracing is effectively [...]
Virgin Atlantic joins calls for airport testing regime September 9, 2020 Virgin Atlantic’s chief executive has added his voice to calls for airport testing to replace the government’s blanket quarantine regime, saying it is the “only way” to get the economy going again. Speaking to the BBC this morning, Shai Weiss said: “The economy, which is already in deep recession will not take off unless we [...]
Haulage firm Wincanton sees shares jump on home delivery surge September 9, 2020 Shares in logistics firm Wincanton jumped over 10 per cent this morning as the haulage specialist said that full year profit was on course to be “materially ahead” of forecasts. In a trading update, the FTSE 250 firm said that it had seen a “continued improvement in profitability in July and August, with a particularly [...]
Business leaders back switch to airport testing September 9, 2020 The majority of UK business leaders believe the government should scrap the current quarantine regime on air travel and replace it with airport testing, new data has shown. According to a survey by London City Airport, 71 per cent of senior executives think that removing the current restrictions in favour of a testing programme would [...]
Four challenges facing new BA owner IAG’s boss Luis Gallego September 8, 2020 Taking over a multinational corporation is a daunting prospect even at the best of times, but when the corporation is in a sector that is currently undergoing its worst ever crisis, the challenge takes on several extra layers of difficulty. That’s the situation facing Luis Gallego, the 51-year-old Spaniard who today takes over the reins [...]
Three former G4S executives charged with multiple counts of fraud September 8, 2020 Three former executives of a division of outsourcing firm G4S have been charged with multiple offences in relation to a multi-year scheme to defraud the Ministry of Justice. Richard Morris, former managing director of G4S Care and Justice Services and two ex-directors of its electric monitoring – Mark Preston and James Jardine – appeared at [...]
Easyjet to reduce flying capacity amid quarantine chaos September 8, 2020 Budget carrier Easyjet today said that it would reduce flying capacity for the fourth quarter due to changes to the UK’s quarantine regime. In a statement, the airline said that the “constantly evolving” restrictions, including yesterday’s decision to add seven Greek islands to the “red list”, was “negatively affecting” customer confidence. As a result, Easyjet [...]
TfL commissioner Andy Byford: Getting the capital moving again September 8, 2020 Andy Byford, London’s transport commissioner, outlines what he has been doing to make TfL services ready for people to use them again. I started my career at London Underground in 1989, and through the last few decades I’ve worked for transport organisations all over the world – America, Australia, Canada. All different, but in each [...]
‘No time for a show of virility’: Sadiq Khan on getting London moving again September 7, 2020 One of the largest criticisms of Sadiq Khan over his first mayoral term has been that he is more concerned about his personal PR and with making political gestures than with his job of running the nation’s capital. The mayor of London has been beset by attacks that he has increased spending on City Hall [...]
Aviation support package ‘cannot come soon enough’, MPs warn September 7, 2020 A group of MPs has warned that the government’s aviation recovery plan “cannot come quick enough” as the stricken industry heads into the winter season weighed down with uncertainty over its future. This morning, the government revealed that it would unveil its plan to get the UK aviation industry back onto its feet over the [...]