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Nouvelair had planned to launch the flights last summer
Tunisia's Nouvelair to relaunch Gatwick and Manchester flights
Twice-weekly flights scheduled to get under way in July
JetBlue's new fleet will be arriving in the UK next summer
JetBlue appoints UK sales team to service agents
GSA Discover the World to drive sales in UK market as JetBlue prepares to launch London transatlantic flights from New York and Boston
Walsh's career in aviation stretches back more than 40 years
Iata chief Willie Walsh blasts Covid test costs
Newly-installed Iata chief criticises companies on Covid test ’bandwagon’
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Govt warned airport queues could worsen after 17 May
’There needs to be a solution – is there going to be something in place by 17 May? I’m not certain there is,’ Lucy Moreton from the Immigration Service Union tells Sky News
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EasyJet chief Lundgren: 'This summer will be better'
EasyJet’s Johan Lundgren gives upbeat forecast as carrier gears up for late-spring restart
Aer Lingus Regional has begun two new routes
Aer Lingus Regional operator offloaded as Stobart quits airline business
Tech entrepreneur is paid to take airline from previous owners
Antigen tests tend to be quicker and cheaper than PCR testing (Credit: Medakit)
Global testing provider added to Iata Travel Pass scheme

Iata Travel Pass provides information on entry requirements, directs travellers to trusted labs, and allows passengers to receive and manage digital certificates for Covid-19 tests or vaccinations.

The agreement will make Unilabs one of the first major lab groups to be integrated into the app. Proof of a negative Covid-19 test is required by many governments as a condition of entry, and the app “makes the process seamless, secure, and easy”. 

Willie Walsh, Iata’s director general, said: “Covid-19 testing will play a role in re-starting international travel.

Transport secretary Grant Shapps again stressed the importance of the current quarantine requirements
Shapps: 'We're considering a more lax approach to testing this summer'
Transport secretary moots ‘bring a bottle’ approach to Covid tests
Analysis: Reviving airline routes amid Covid
Analyst outlines airline summer bookings slump
‘Part of the summer, at least, is going to be a write-off,’ hears World Aviation Festival Virtual, which got under way on Monday (19 April) with an industry overview
Freebird will offer new Antalya flight options, opening up Turkey's southern coast (Credit: Nihat Sinan Erul/Unsplash)
Turkish carrier to offer new UK-Antalya programme
Freebird Airlines to fly to holiday hotspot from Gatwick and Manchester this summer, with a programme planned for summer 2022 as well
Aircraft to be used on JetBlue's UK services are currently being built by Airbus (Credit: @JetBlue/Twitter)
JetBlue's transatlantic launch gets CAA go-ahead
US carrier first to be issued a scheduled foreign carrier permit since UK’s exit from the EU
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Flybe Group's massive debts revealed by administrators
Flybe brand, intellectual property, stock and equipment recently acquired with a view to relaunching the carrier in the summer
Monarch's collapse resulted in the government convening the Airline Insolvency Review
Monarch Group officially dissolved after 2017 collapse
Administrators complete final report into Monarch Group collapse after more than three years
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India to be added to Covid red list from Friday
Travel from India to England to be restricted due to new Covid variant, health secretary Matt Hancock has said
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Analysis: The outlook for travel and Covid testing
Will testing turn travel’s roadmap into a roadblock?
Wizz will fly twice a week to Antalya, starting 22 June
Wizz to launch Luton-Antalya service this summer
Twice-weekly flights to get under way in June, says budget carrier
The app will certify pre-departure test results and Covid vaccination status (Credit: Iata)
Iata strikes deal with testing firm to strengthen Travel Pass
Airline association is currently trialling Travel Pass app with airlines around the world
Air Canada's 787 Dreamliner will serve the new Ottawa-Heathrow route in spring 2020
Air Canada changes refund policy for all Covid-hit fares
Carrier will now offer refunds to passengers with non-refundable tickets
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'Govt just doesn't understand the interconnectivity of travel'
Lack of understanding of travel within Westminster holding back any form of ‘meaningful recovery’ across the sector, latest TTG Debate told
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Tui urges Cyprus to reduce Covid test prices this summer
Operator says holidaymakers will not be ‘able to bear’ the cost of multiple tests
EasyJet expects hundreds of members of cabin crew to come forward to assist
EasyJet 'ready to ramp up operations' as European vaccine roll-out 'picks up pace'
Customers are booking closer to departure and visibility remains limited, it said
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Norwegian to seek additional cash to safeguard restructure
Embattled carrier says extra liquidity will guard against unpredictability caused by the Covid pandemic and associated travel restrictions
Government support can't be a last resort of aviation, Lundgren says
EasyJet boss expects ‘majority’ of European countries to make ‘green list’
‘We still lack the scientific rationale why green countries should require testing at all’
Johan Lundgren says there is "underlying demand" for travel despite the ongoing pandemic
'Green should mean green' – EasyJet chief calls for test-free ‘green route’ travel
‘When you’re flying to and from low-risk countries, we don’t believe they should need any testing at all’