Elsewhere, an investigation into a 2016 EgyptAir crash provides a cause of the tragedy, while P&O Ferries makes its first Dover crossing since sacking nearly 800 UK seafarers.

Here are the key travel headlines making the national press on Wednesday 27 April.

DHL and Royal Mail to help passport crisis

The government has brought in Royal Mail and logistics group DHL to help ease the backlog of millions of passport applications as many people wait months before being able to book summer holidays. They will assist existing contractor TNT, whose contract is up for renewal in July. (The i)

Cockpit cigarette sparked fatal crash

A plane crash over the Mediterranean that killed 66 people was caused by a pilot smoking a cigarette in the cockpit, it has emerged. The EgyptAir flight was travelling from Paris to Cairo in 2016 when it plunged into the sea. An official investigation has concluded a cigarette inadvertently ignited oxygen leaking from an emergency gas mask. (The Telegraph)

P&O ferry makes it across the Channel

The first P&O ferry has crossed the English Channel since the company sparked outrage by sacking 800 workers without notice. The Spirit of Britain departed Dover for Calais just after 23:00 on Tuesday. Services will initially carry only freight. (BBC News)

Split on plan to help cut food bills

Cabinet tensions have broken out over a plan for Britain to unilaterally cut tariffs on food imports, after the price of groceries in the UK rose 5.9% in the past year. Boris Johnson is backing a proposal to cut tariffs on food like rice and oranges to cut the cost of living. (Financial Times)