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Eurostar services will be affected up to and including on New Year's Eve
Eurostar makes face masks and coverings compulsory
Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports also planning to insist passengers and staff wear masks
Workers at Heathrow will be balloted on fresh strike action
Heathrow chief warns of 'kilometre-long queues' at airports
‘Forget social distancing – it won’t work in aviation or any other form of public transport,’ says airport chief executive John Holland-Kaye
BA has temporarily cut capacity on its Heathrow-Hong Kong route
Balpa issues plea for state aid as airlines set out job cuts
Pilots union calls for a “package of support” to stop industry falling behind competitors
“If the UK government did have a UK aviation policy then it has been pulled from under their feet”
Heathrow expansion now facing 'at least' two-year delay
Airport reveals passenger numbers likely to come in down 97% in April, but stresses it has sufficient cash to sustain the business for the next 12 months ’even with no passengers’
BA is suspending its operations at Gatwick
British Airways 'could pull out of Gatwick post-pandemic'
BA memo, cited by BBC News, suggests the airline may not resume operations at Gatwick after the coronavirus crisis
A member of staff at Travel Republic's office in London has tested positive for coronavirus
Testing air passengers for coronavirus is 'unrealistic'
Logistics of testing all air passengers for virus are impossible, says airline lobby group
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Ministers 'considering' 14-day quarantine for UK arrivals
Government could implement a similar policy to that being used in Singapore
Responsible Travel believes its time to tax polluters more heavily – including airlines
'Give govt power to prop up UK aviation sector' says Unite union
Unite publishes ‘radical’ blueprint designed to meet the challenges facing aviation following the coronavirus crisis
This new service is easyJet's second Scottish route announced this month
EasyJet puts Easter 2021 on sale early
The remainder of its summer 2021 flying will also be going on sale early
London Luton airport employees during Clap for Carers on 16 April
Luton airport volunteers step up for local charities
The London hub’s workforce is reduced by 70% during the Covid-19 pandemic
What will the aviation sector look like following the coronavirus crisis?
Heathrow warns of 'lasting industry-wide effects' of Covid-19
March passenger numbers down 52% year-on-year owing to coronavirus outbreak, while April passenger numbers are predicted set to fall to just 10% of last year’s operations
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Aviation 'at risk of being left behind' without more govt support
"Further urgent steps and better coordinated actions" are needed according to three trade bodies
What will the aviation sector look like following the coronavirus crisis?
Reaching for the skies: how will aviation recover from Covid-19?
How will aviation recover from “the biggest shock” in its history, and what will it look like when the world starts flying again?
BA is suspending its operations at Gatwick
Gatwick car park to become NHS coronavirus testing centre
Airport offers up long-stay car park as part of Covid-19 national effort
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Heathrow boss calls for global unity on airport screening
“I can completely understand why passengers would wonder”
"Since the Willie Walsh era BA has been ruthless in its business management"
Video: 'Surreal' footage captures deserted Bournemouth airport
One person described it as “amazing to see”
What other support mechanisms are in place for the self-employed?
FCO extends non-essential travel ban for 'indefinite period'
The move follows the FCO’s advice against non-essential international travel for 30 days issued last month
Heathrow to lodge third runway planning application this year
Heathrow to move all flights to one runway
It will come into force from 6 April
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See transformed Stansted in drone footage
The footage was taken by an Essex Police drone during the coronavirus pandemic
Manchester airport is temporarily closing Terminals Two and Three (Credit: Hufton and Crow)
UK govt support for aviation ‘lagging behind’ other major economies
Airport Operators Association renews call for “targeted support” to safeguard more than a million jobs
BA is suspending its operations at Gatwick
British Airways to suspend operations at Gatwick
Sussex airport to shut its North Terminal from 1 April
Loganair will start operating the former Flybe routes from 16 March
Loganair to seek state aid to maintain 'essential services'
Boss Jonathan Hinkles warns airlines will struggle to survive without government support
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Althams Travel uses airport transfer drivers to help NHS
It is helping to deliver prescriptions to people in isolation amid the coronavirus crisis
135 Brits are due to arrive this evening (11 March). (Credit: Suhyeon Choi/Unsplash)
Iata predicts 5.6 million aviation job losses amid crisis
Iata has predicted 5.6 million jobs and $378 billion in GDP is at risk