Markets live: US stocks slip as retail sales miss target while FTSE 100 slumps August 14, 2020 Wall Street opened lower after disappointing US retail data while the FTSE 100 languished in the red as the UK’s decision to add France to its quarantine list weighed down travel stocks. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 slipped in early trading on Wall Street, but recovered to tick up 0.11 per cent and 0.01 [...]
Heathrow calls for airport testing as passenger numbers drop 88 per cent August 11, 2020 Around 88 per cent fewer people travelled through Heathrow Airport in July compared with last year as the coronavirus pandemic continued to strangle air travel. In total, over 860,000 people used the airport last month, a slight uplift from the 350,000 who did so in June, which Heathrow said was down to the government’s “travel [...]
Ryanair increases services to 60 per cent of pre-Covid levels in August August 6, 2020 Budget carrier Ryanair today said that it had successfully increased its flight schedule to over 60 per cent of pre-Covid levels as passenger numbers continue to grow after lockdown. Having restarted its services in June, the Irish airline said that it would fly 11,000 flights a week throughout the month, over 1,600 routes. In September, [...]
Easyjet chief: We will keep flying to quarantined countries if there is demand August 4, 2020 Easyjet’s chief executive Johan Lundgren has said that the airline will not stop flying to destinations if the government chooses to reimpose quarantine restrictions on them while demand to travel to them remains. Speaking to City A.M., he said: “People, as we have seen with Portugal for example, are willing to take the sacrifice of [...]
Easyjet to expand flight schedule due to demand for holidays August 4, 2020 Budget airline Easyjet is preparing to expand its flight schedule over the summer to cater for higher than expected demand. The company’s share price soared more than 10 per cent this morning after it said it will fly at around 40 per cent of capacity over the summer following “better than expected” bookings. Previously it [...]
Tui UK cancels flights to Spanish islands until 4 August July 29, 2020 Package holiday firm Tui UK has today cancelled all of its holidays to the Balearic and Canary Islands until 4 August after the government’s decision to implement a mandatory quarantine on all travellers from Spain. The tour operator had already cancelled all holidays to the Spanish mainland until 10 August. Tui said the cancellations would [...]
Jet2 cancels flights to Spanish islands after ‘contradictory’ advice July 28, 2020 Budget carrier Jet2 has now cancelled its flights to the Balearic and Canary Islands after the Foreign Office updated its advice to warn against any non-essential travel to the destinations. Until 10 August, the carrier will not operate flights to Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Menorca, Majorca and Ibiza. Yesterday the package holiday group took [...]
Airlines push for regional approach after ‘foolish’ Spain quarantine July 28, 2020 The UK’s aviation industry has called on the government to implement focused quarantines on specific regions of overseas countries in a bid to prevent further damage to the sector. Over the weekend, ministers decided to make it mandatory for all travellers returning from Spain to self-isolate for 14 days after a spike in infections in [...]
Spain quarantine to be cut to 10 days for returning Brits July 28, 2020 Quarantine for people arriving from Spain and other countries designated high-risk coronavirus zones will be cut to 10 days under new plans, it is reported. The government is set to introduce a fresh policy later this week requiring those arriving from high-risk countries to be tested for coronavirus eight days after they land, the Telegraph [...]
Foreign Office warns against all but essential travel to Spanish isles July 27, 2020 The Foreign Office is now warning against all but essential travel to the Balearic and Canary Islands after a surge in coronavirus infections in Spain. Travellers returning from the islands to the UK will have to quarantine for 14 days, the FCO confirmed via tweet this evening. “Travel advice for Spain has been further updated. [...]