Britons could take rapid coronavirus tests before flights to and from the UK as ministers consider ways to restart holiday trips abroad in time for the summer months. Scientists and officials are looking at whether coronavirus tests could be taken both before leaving and re-entering Britain to avoid quarantine that could help give a boost … Read more
Hundreds of flights a week are bringing in tens of thousands of international passengers to Britain with no checks or mandatory quarantine upon landing whatsoever. Numerous accounts from travellers able to wander through the UK’s biggest airports without so much as a temperature check have been astounding Britons who are diligently following lockdown rules at … Read more
Airbus will debut electronic odor detector to sniff out explosives and other hazardous substances in airport security lines by the end of 2020 The plane manufacturer will begin using a new sensor to detect bombs The cutting edge device will use a processor with integrated biological cells Airbus says the sensors will roll out in … Read more
Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports will force travellers to wear masks to travel as Eurostar passengers face two-week quarantine in France The three airports are also trialling temperature checks before entering building Passengers will be expected to bring their own gloves and masks to the airport It comes as ministers have been accused of … Read more
The boss of Heathrow is urging ministers to introduce mass screening at airports, the Daily Mail can reveal. In a major intervention, chief executive John Holland-Kaye is writing to Health Secretary Matt Hancock to demand stringent regulations to combat coronavirus. The airport’s bosses want an internationally agreed standard of measures, which could include temperature checks, … Read more
Screening passengers at airports would be useless because most who travelled with coronavirus wouldn’t be showing symptoms, says Government advisor England’s deputy chief medical officer defended the Government’s decision not to screen Professor Jonathan Van-Tam said checks would miss cases with no symptoms Tourists have criticised the ‘shocking’ lack of testing when arriving in the … Read more
New York’s three major airports say they are down to just 5% of their usual traffic amid coronavirus lockdown – as passengers arrive to empty terminals New York’s three airports are operating at just 5% of usual passenger traffic Usually-packed terminals have become empty shells with 1000s of staff laid off Airlines are operating with … Read more
An Alaska-based photographer has spent the past few years taking incredible aerial photos of some of the largest airports in the United States. The images were captured by photographer, Toby Harriman, who developed a love for aerial photography and cinematography after taking his first doors-off helicopter flight in 2012. The images show breathtaking views of … Read more
Trapped in paradise: Newlyweds on their honeymoon are the only guests at luxury Maldives resort after coronavirus pandemic trapped them when airports closed Newlyweds Olivia, 27, and Raul De Freitas, 28, were supposed to spend six days in paradise at Cinnamon Velifushi Maldives before heading back to South Africa But due to mounting restrictions on … Read more
UK airports are STILL operating ‘like it’s a normal day’: Britons returning from coronavirus-hit countries say they breezed through security at Heathrow with no testing or quarantine advice Passengers arriving to London’s Heathrow said there was lack of medical advice One passenger said that they were unsure if they needed to go into quarantine Another traveller … Read more