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Govt pledges financial support for English airports

Government
Tom Parry
24 November 2020

New government financial support for English airports and their staff has been announced.

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The financial boost will “address fixed costs” and be capped at £8 million per site.

Opening early next year, the scheme will “shore up jobs and reinforce local economies”, the Department for Transport said in a statement.

The support comes as the government announces a new “test to release” scheme to slash the 14-day quarantine requirement by up to two-thirds.