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Ryanair waives change fee on July and August flights

The carrier plans to operate more than 1,000 daily flights from 1 July

Cathay Pacific secures government help before restructuring

Hong Kong flag carrier received £4 billion bailout

Former easyJet COO Chris Browne nominated for Norwegian Air board

Browne has been nominated among a number of other industry veterans

Gatwick to reopen North Terminal under new safety guidelines

Hand sanitiser stations, protective screens, regular deep cleaning, and social distancing measures to be introduced and enforced throughout the airport

EasyJet deputy chair Charles Gurassa to stand down

Andy Martin, chair of the airline’s finance committee, will also step down later this year

'Idiotic quarantine plans risk irrevocable damage being done to this industry'

"If ministers don’t recognise the idiocy of quarantine soon, irrevocable damage will be done"

Jet2 postpones July restart by a fortnight

Operations will now resume from 15 July

Abta: 'Restarting travel one step at a time'

"It’s critical government adopts a strategic, cross-departmental approach to recovery planning"

BA, easyJet and Ryanair issue legal letter to govt

The airlines described the quarantine measures were “disproportionate and unfair”

British Airways snubs quarantine talks with home sec

Carrier criticised in parliament this week over its plans to cut 12,000 jobs while leaning heavily on the government’s furlough scheme

Passengers from 'lower-risk' UK airports could avoid Covid-19 restrictions

European safety aviation body draws up list of airports in areas with higher infection rates

BA parent IAG considering quarantine legal challenge

Quarantine ‘has torpedoed our opportunity to get flying in July’, IAG boss Willie Walsh claims

Quarantine: What will the new rules mean for the UK travel industry?

With no confirmation yet of "air bridges" being established and no firm deadline as to how long the government’s quarantine measures are likely to be in place until, the UK travel industry remains deeply concerned about the impact of the quarantine rules on the sector. This panel explores what these measures mean for the travel industry and how the sector can work to reassure customers once the measures are lifted.