Heathrow Airport workers are to go on strike next month over a dispute about plans to ‘fire and rehire’ 4,000 employees on reduced pay packets. Members of Unite, the UK’s main aviation union, voted 85 per cent in favour of industrial action that will involve firefighters, engineers, campus security, baggage operations, operational and airside workers. The … Read more
Symptom- and temperature-based screenings at US airports are ineffective at detecting cases of coronavirus, a new report finds. Between January 17 and September 13, more than 766,000 travelers were evaluated at 15 airports across the US. Of that figure, just nine people went on to test positive for COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and … Read more
Up to 10,000 people have booked holidays in a day ahead of the second national lockdown which will see borders slammed shut from tomorrow night. Holiday firms are reporting sales surged by a quarter since last week as Britons capitalise on 11th-hour deals. It comes after package holiday companies were accused of illegally withholding £1billion … Read more
English airports could be mothballed amid looming ‘hammer blow’ from lockdown – as ministers face renewed demands to support the travel industry England’s looming lockdown includes a ban on foreign holidays and staycations This has been described as a ‘hammer blow’ to an already hard-hit travel sector Industry figures have called for measures including abolition of … Read more
Airports and airlines are installing futuristic technologies in preparation for when travel restrictions are finally eased. Touchless technologies, such as digital toilet queues, and systems that monitor passengers temperatures throughout flights, will be used to reduce the risk of the coronavirus spreading. High-tech safety measures are already being installed in Avalon Airport in Melbourne, Victoria’s second … Read more
Wayne and Coleen Rooney’s £20m new dream home is right under the flight-path of Britain’s third busiest airport, MailOnline can reveal. Despite its idyllic location in the Cheshire countryside, the six-bedroom mansion is barely three miles from the runway of Manchester Airport and aircraft noise will be a constant feature. Even in the surrounding fields … Read more
Coronavirus testing at airports is FINALLY set to begin: Screening plane passengers for Covid-19 will start in two weeks… with aim of opening air corridor to US in time for Thanksgiving Regional air corridor to the US could potentially be in place by Thanksgiving Day Ministers are said to favour the German model of testing air … Read more
Airlines plead for Covid tests at airports for all passengers globally to save industry By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:11 BST, 22 September 2020 | Updated: 23:27 BST, 22 September 2020 Airlines have pleaded for Covid-19 tests to be rolled out at airports so that the industry can begin to recover. The … Read more
The top 10 most-searched-for flight destinations by Britons for summer 2021 holidays have been revealed in a new report by Skyscanner – and it’s London that’s number one, followed by Faro in Portugal, Dalaman in Turkey and Malaga in Spain. The report, called The New World of Travel, is an exhaustive analysis of travel trends … Read more
Eau no! Duty-free bargains at airports will end on perfumes, clothes and electronics on January 1 with only alcohol and tobacco left discounted in new Treasury crackdown Ministers announced tax savings will only apply to sales of alcohol and tobacco Decision has been called ‘hammer blow’ to struggling airports during pandemic Experts say it could … Read more