Airports ‘will fail in weeks’ without cash injection for baggage firms, Government warned By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:57 GMT, 28 March 2020 | Updated: 23:15 GMT, 28 March 2020 Airports will collapse within weeks without emergency funding for the firms that supply baggage handlers and refuel planes, the Government has been … Read more
The chief executives and chairs of Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester airports and the Airport Operators Association (AOA) have warned that the coronavirus crisis may result in airports grinding to a halt within weeks without government support. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the directors say that ‘traffic has fallen dramatically and is going down … Read more
The exodus of Brits from Spain gathered speed today as airports witnessed scenes more typical of summer. Members of Spain’s military emergency unit (UME) are being deployed at transport hubs such as South Tenerife and Malaga Airport as part of an operation to make sure people keep a safe distance from each other. Nearly 1,000 soldiers … Read more
Donald Trump insisted Sunday that Americans experience daunting wait times and massive lines at airports remain calm, claiming the chaos is due to medical screening to prevent spread of the coronavirus. ‘We are doing very precise Medical Screenings at our airports,’ Trump tweeted Sunday afternoon. ‘Pardon the interruptions and delays, we are moving as quickly … Read more
Hit the sun, straight from your doorstep: The new direct flight routes from local airports for summer 2020 Ryanair is launching flights from Liverpool to the port city of Zadar, Croatia Head to the Greek island of Skiathos on the new TUI flights from Bournemouth EasyJet has direct flights from Belfast to Turkey’s Dalaman airport … Read more
Britain is under increasing pressure to mirror Donald Trump’s unprecedented ban on flights to and from mainland Europe to stem the spread of coronavirus – but Chancellor Rishi Sunak today insisted Boris Johnson’s government doesn’t believe it’s the ‘right thing’. Mr Trump blames the EU for failing to stop the killer virus in its tracks – but … Read more
The British Government has been slammed as having a ‘half-hearted’ approach to tacking coronavirus as passengers returning from Italy will not be screened, despite the whole country going into lockdown. Passengers arriving from coronavirus-ridden regions of northern Italy said there were no checks on landing in the UK as British Airways, Ryanair and EasyJet are still flying … Read more
Amazing drone footage has revealed both the interior and exterior of Manchester Airport’s brand new Terminal 2 pier. The 700ft building has more than 300 panes of glass, 1,400 seats and 11 gates and air bridges, and is the first completed phase of a £1billion transformation programme at the airport. The fly-through-footage was released to coincide … Read more
Flybe customers have been told not to travel to the airport today in texts sent in the middle of the night after the airline collapsed putting 2,000-plus jobs at risk and leaving thousands of passengers stranded across the UK. All the regional airline’s flights from 12 UK airports including hubs at Birmingham, Manchester and Exeter have … Read more
‘Has FlyBe just ceased operating in front of my eyes?’ Passengers are turned away as flights are cancelled and ‘planes impounded at airports’ amid growing fears for ailing airline The low-cost European carrier faced slump in sales since coronavirus outbreak Passengers have spoken of how the airline ceased operating this evening One, who was … Read more