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Business leaders urge PM to make extra bank holiday permanent
Prime minister urged to make extra bank holiday on 3 June a permanent fixture
Advantage: Agents can thrive as world begins to reopen
‘It takes longer than six weeks to rebuild an industry’
‘It takes much more than a busy Easter weekend to rebuild businesses’
2.8 million people travelled through Heathrow in February
6 factors that could shape the future of aviation in the UK
A panel of MPs have spelled out what went wrong during the pandemic, and what needs fixing in UK aviation industry – here are their key findings
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Airline Insolvency Bill must be a priority, MPs say
Transport committee report urges sweeping reform of how airline collapses are handled
Heathrow's passenger numbers fell to their lowest level since 1966 in February (Credit: Heathrow airport)
Airline sector urges government to act on transport committee report
Airlines and airports back MPs’ report into post-pandemic aviation reform
Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye is among the signatories
Govt's Covid travel rules ‘disproportionate, inconsistent and opaque’
International travel ‘must not be singled out in future pandemic restrictions’, says transport select committee
Some people waited for up to four hours at Heathrow
Bill for govt’s Covid travel measures set to reach £500 million
Taxpayers will also have to pay half the cost of quarantine hotel scheme
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Airport ‘chaos’ continues and US mask mandate appeal
Thousands of travellers continue to face flight cancellations due to airline staff shortages, while US health authorities plan to challenge a ruling ending the country’s transportation mask mandate
What lasting impacts will Covid-19 have on aviation?
Govt launches new Zero Emission Flight Delivery Group
A collection of aviation experts will work together to ‘make zero emission flight a reality’
Bell said the government "needs to step in now" to protect "viable businesses and jobs across the sector"
Govt to ease airport staff vetting rules, reports
Legal change will reportedly allow staff to be trained without security clearance
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Easter travel disruption and Johnson faces 'walk of shame'
Tuesday’s headlines focus on holidaymakers’ Easter travel delays, while the prime minister is set to face a ‘partygate’ showdown with MPs
The UK is bracing for a cost-of-living crisis, including rising energy bills (Credit: iStock)
Rising cost of living 'forcing travellers to delay holidays'
Agents report soaring energy bills and rising flight costs are making consumers think twice about taking trips
Heathrow and London City airports were among the worst affected by Storm Eunice's high winds
‘Give the CAA power to address airport chaos’ – Which?
Consumer group urges government to work with airports and airlines to ensure they are adequately resourced in future, and give the CAA greater powers to issue fines
Could Greece reopen to Brits in May? (Credit: Macpukpro/Unsplash)
Greece to lift domestic Covid restrictions ahead of summer
The country is poised to lift certain measures, such as masks indoors and Covid vaccination certificates, in the coming weeks
Biden's team has insisted the US's tough Covid travel restrictions will continue (Credit: Justin Cron / Unsplash)
US govt urged to drop inbound travel testing restriction
The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) praised a push by Congress members to scrap the requirement
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
PM refuses to resign over 'partygate' and travel chaos continues
Boris Johnson ignores calls to quit while a ‘last-ditch’ attempt to tackle airport queues before the summer is under consideration
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Lib Dems call for emergency summit to 'solve travel chaos'
The inquiry would include representatives from airports, airlines, ferry operators, highways agencies, Network Rail and rail operators
Join expert speakers as we explore whether travel really is back for good
New Agenda 2022 seminar - is travel back for good?
The seminar will take place on Thursday 28 April at 2pm and includes a detailed report by PwC and TTG, which will be sent out to all delegates
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DfT confirms first appointment to new CAA 'transparency' panel
Nick Denton, traffic commissioner for West Midlands, has been selected by ministers to serve on the new independent body designed to strengthen transparency around CAA decision-making and process
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Airports draw up emergency plans to prevent Easter travel chaos
National headlines continue to be dominated by travel disruption ahead of the Easter holiday weekend, with warnings the issue could carry over into the summer season
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Airport delays make passenger arrive 13 hours early for flight
Tim Samunyai from Coventry arrived around 5.40am for a 6.55pm departure to Zimbabwe
Government is looking to agree air bridges or travel corridors with holiday hotspots
Noel Josephides: ‘Government never tackles the real issues’
"The industry, rather than pulling together, is tearing itself apart," argues Noel Josephides
Tokyo's Sensoji Temple is among attractions to have been updated with accessibility features in the form of a lift (Credit: InsideJapan Tours)
Japan takes step closer to reopening to tourists
Non-resident foreign nationals from 106 countries will be able to enter from Friday (8 April), but the loosened regime does not mean a full reopening to tourists at this time
The FCDO has updated its travel advice for Spain (Credit: Filip Sochor / Unsplash)
Spain rolls back entry rules for non-fully vaccinated arrivals
UK arrivals will continue to have to provide evidence of full vaccination against Covid-19 or having recovered from the infection to enter the country