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What lasting impacts will Covid-19 have on aviation?
Govt aviation initiative gives glimpse of zero-emissions future
New projects awarded government cash will help support UK airports handle new types of electric and hydrogen aircraft
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Singapore Airlines’ premium lounge reopens at Heathrow
The SilverKris lounge at Terminal 2 has returned in response to the easing of UK travel restrictions
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Emirates to restart Gatwick flights in December
Gulf carrier to operate daily B777 flight to Sussex airport to capitalise on ’upsurge in passenger demand for winter sun’
Met police officers cleared the protestors at around 11am on Monday (27 September)
Insulate Britain protestors block M25 near Heathrow
Met police officers made 53 arrests after protestors descended on Junction 14 near the airport
MAG says days of 'airport chaos' over after massive recruitment drive
Manchester airport brings KLM and Air France to new terminal
Manchester airport’s Terminal Two to welcome new carriers
According to the island's tourism board, seismic activity in the area continues with localised events both at surface level and at depths up to 8km (Credit: Luca N / Unsplash)
La Palma airport reopens amid Cumbre Vieja eruption
Many flights to the island cancelled, though, as eruption continues
Some people waited for up to four hours at Heathrow
Border Force suffers 'nationwide IT failure' affecting e-gates
Passengers arriving into some UK airports have reportedly faced up to four-hour queues on Friday (24 September)
Gatwick posted a £465.5 million loss in 2020 (Credit: J Milstein / supplied by Gatwick)
British Airways ends plans to launch Gatwick short-haul subsidiary
Airline has ditched proposal after failing to agree deal with pilots union and will suspend Gatwick short-haul operations
British Airways is reducing its schedule because of the current four-week lockdown in England
British Airways to increase Mauritius capacity for winter 2021/22
Three additional flights will be added from Heathrow from 3 November until 8 January 2022
Responsible Travel believes its time to tax polluters more heavily – including airlines
La Palma airport 'open and safe' following volcanic eruption
Canary Islands’ airspace unaffected by ongoing eruption, according to Tenerife tourism board
The new laboratory has been designed to perform 500 tests per day, but "can easily be increased in scale to facilitate 1,000 tests and beyond if required"
Liverpool airport opens rapid PCR testing facility
New laboratory has been designed to perform 500 tests per day but can be increased to facilitate 1,000 tests
Air Malta’s executive chairman, David G Curmi, said the airline is working on an "ambitious" flight schedule
Air Malta to restart Gatwick services next summer
The airline will run a daily service to the London airport
Air Transat plans to operate its daily Gatwick-Toronto service using the neo
Air Transat resumes UK flights after Canada goes green
Carrier will initially operate from Gatwick to Toronto with more routes restarting later in 2021
Tests will return results the following day
Gatwick to further subsidise Covid testing costs
Fit to Fly lateral flow tests now available for £33
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MAG: 'Bring UK travel policy back in line with Europe'
Airport group says simplified two-tier system of travel rules would end the ’chaos and confusion’ of the traffic light regime and help restore consumer confidence
Arrivals from 33 countries will be met at the airport and taken to quarantine accommodation (Credit: Belinda Fewings / Unsplash)
'Ditch PCR test and amber category', says Heathrow
Heathrow urges relaxation of restrictions in tomorrow’s announcement
The airport said more than 170,000 people flew to Saudi Arabia via Manchester in 2019
Saudia to restart Manchester-Jeddah route
Service will run three-times weekly between 15 December and 9 January from terminal two
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Airlines accused of giving 'incorrect' testing information
Which? carried out a mystery shopping exercise to assess the accuracy of information carriers were giving passengers
Ryanair's Belfast City routes include Barcelona (Credit: Ken Cheung / Unsplash)
Jet2CityBreaks resumes Manchester programme
It is currently operating services to Barcelona and Rome with the view to expand the portfolio in the winter
The airline has resumed flights from Dublin to Toronto and Heathrow to Montreal
Air Canada resumes Heathrow-Calgary service
The outbound service will operate on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays and the return service on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
This new service is easyJet's second Scottish route announced this month
EasyJet to fly Manchester-Aqaba route this winter
The carrier’s first service is due to depart on 6 December and operate twice a week on Mondays and Fridays
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Collinson and Randox partner to offer rapid airport PCR tests
The new tests cost £95 each and passengers can book them to be taken on the day of travel
Heathrow's boss has called for the UK government to support sustainable aviation fuel production
Govt rejects call to review Heathrow expansion
The Department for Transport has cleared the latest potential barrier to expansion at the UK’s largest airport
Norwegian had to significantly extend capacity reductions during March
Norwegian Air expands autumn route network following demand increase
From Bergen passengers will now be able to fly direct to Berlin, Krakow, Malaga, Alicante, Antalya, Chania, Copenhagen and London