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United Airlines to launch transatlantic Covid testing pilot

All passengers over two years of age to be guaranteed a free pre-flight test, with all crew required to test negative before departure

British Airways reveals November schedule

Services will continue to operate to US gateways including New York JFK, Boston, Los Angeles, Miami and San Francisco, with Newark added to the schedule in late November

Wizz Air announces new Madeira and Gibraltar routes

New flights from Luton to start in December

Heathrow sees Paris take its title of Europe's busiest airport

Heathrow blames lack of testing as it loses number one position in Europe

'Cut quarantine period now', MPs tell Johnson in letter

Tory MPs urge PM to cut quarantine to five days

Face masks 'most essential part' of Covid air safety measures

New study examines carriers’ efforts to mitigate spread of coronavirus and what measures have proved most effective

Skyscanner research shows Canaries surge but confidence sliding

Clear aspiration to travel among public, but consumer sentiment worsening, says Skyscanner

EasyJet raises £305m through aircraft sale and leaseback

Nine Airbus A320 family aircraft to be offloaded

World's airlines halt new aircraft orders

Slump in new aircraft orders confirmed by new figures

Rise in domestic demand for US hotels set to boost occupancy

Pent-up demand from US domestic market likely to affect rates for international travel

Airlines will have no option but to cut more jobs – Iata

New analysis by the association finds airlines aren’t able to cut costs sufficiently to negate cash burn without laying off staff

Wizz Air adds new Gatwick-Canaries routes

Tenerife and Fuerteventura options now available

Iconic British Airways 747 to be preserved

Final BA jumbo jet to be open to visitors from next spring

Heathrow hotel to offer 'test and rest' package

Service will combine Covid test with pre-flight accommodation

Qantas hints at no early return for UK services

Qantas boss says revival of international routes will start in Asia Pacific

CAA to extend RCN protection to 31 December

Refund credit notes issued before the end of 2020 will have Atol protection

EasyJet adds 180,000 extra Canaries seats

Carrier reports a 500% increase in searches across flights and holidays for the Spanish islands

Icelandair to operate 10 North American routes in summer 2021

Carrier says it is committed to offering “attractive options” across the Atlantic

Govt ‘underestimating’ effectiveness of airport testing

New report says airport Covid tests can identify 63% of passengers with virus

British Airways owner cuts capacity as quarantines increase

IAG only planning to run up to 30% of seats due to tightening restrictions

Transatlantic health pass trial completes first phase

Group of volunteers are testing CommonPass system on journey to the US

Germany extends quarantine to all visitors from UK

Passengers heading to Germany face 14-day quarantine from Friday

South Africa reopens international borders for long-term stays

UK visitors can enter country as long as they stay at least three months

Virgin Atlantic relaunches flights to Antigua and Grenada

Flights to Antigua and Grenada restart on Monday 26 October, with two flights a week planned for each island, joining the four weekly flights to Barbados and twice weekly flights to Montego Bay, Jamaica. Both Antigua and Grenada are currently included in the Foreign Office’s travel corridor list.

Services from Heathrow to Boston launch on 21 November and Lahore, Islamabad and Cape Town routes are scheduled to commence in December. More routes will be added in 2021 "in line with customer demand".