The quarantine isn’t just absurd – it could be unlawful too June 8, 2020 Priti Patel’s new quarantine, which comes into force today, has sparked fresh fury from Britons who brand the measures as “too little too late”. I believe that the tardiness of these restrictions is by no means a clumsy error — it looks like a pricey, harmful stunt. Back in March, the UK blindly followed other [...]
Two more Easyjet board members to step down this year June 8, 2020 Two members of the Easyjet board will step down this year, it was announced this morning, just a few weeks after finance chief Andrew Findlay also turned in his resignation. Deputy chairman Charles Gurassa and finance committee chair Andy Martin will quit the board in line with corporate governance best practice, having each served for [...]
Easyjet boss warns that more jobs could be lost due to quarantine plans June 8, 2020 Easyjet’s chief executive Johan Lundgren has warned that the budget airline may be forced into making more job cuts due to the government’s new quarantine rules. The blanket restrictions, which came into effect today, mean that almost all incoming passengers to England must quarantine for 14 days. When asked whether it could lead to more [...]
Michael O’Leary insists Ryanair will not cancel flights despite quarantine plans June 8, 2020 Ryanair’s chief executive Michael O’Leary has said that the carrier will not cancel flights to and from the UK in light of the new 14-day quarantine rules that came into force today. Speaking to the BBC, O’Leary said insisted flights in July and August would go ahead even if the blanket measures remained in place [...]
Exclusive: Heathrow warns of 25,000 job losses amid quarantine travel row June 7, 2020 Heathrow Airport’s chief executive has warned that 25,000 jobs may be lost at the airport if the government’s quarantine rules are not relaxed, or air bridges not established, within the next two weeks. Those losses would largely come from airline redundancies but speaking to City A.M.’s City View podcast, John Holland-Kaye also said a decision [...]
British Airways-owner mulls quarantine legal challenge June 5, 2020 The owner of British Airways is mulling a legal challenge against the government’s quarantine plan which will require passengers coming in from overseas to isolate for 14 days on landing in the UK. With planes grounded since March, airline bosses fear the quarantine rule which is set to be introduced from 8 June will sink [...]
Airlines, a bakery and a football club claim BoE coronavirus cash June 4, 2020 Famous UK and foreign firms from across the economy have turned to the Bank of England for coronavirus loans, official figures have shown, with companies from John Lewis to football club Tottenham Hotspur selling the bank their bonds. German chemicals company BASF is currently the biggest borrower on the Bank’s covid corporate financing facility (CCFF), [...]
Business groups hit back at 14-day quarantine plan June 3, 2020 Home secretary Priti Patel earlier this afternoon laid out the government’s plans to quarantine all international arrivals in England for 14 days. However, the confirmation of the much-discussed plans, which will come into effect from 8 June, met with dismay from business groups from across the economy. Catherine McGuiness, policy chair at the City of [...]
Priti Patel lays out details of 14-day quarantine plan June 3, 2020 Home secretary Priti Patel has confirmed that all overseas travellers arriving in England will have to quarantine for 14 days. Speaking in parliament, Patel said that the blanket approach to incoming visitors was “necessary”, but said they were temporary restrictions. The measures will be implemented on 8 June, with the first review set for 28 [...]
London City Airport to resume flights at end of June June 3, 2020 London City Airport has today announced that it will reopen for commercial flights from the end of June after being closed for the past three months. On 25 March, the airport elected to suspend all of its passenger operations due to the fallout from the coronavirus crisis. Now, however, it has announced its intention to [...]