Norwegian Air emerges from restructuring with wings clipped May 26, 2021 Norwegian Air has today emerged from a six month restructuring process, defying those who thought the pandemic would spell the end for the carrier. However, despite surviving the worst aviation crisis on record, the airline will return to the skies in utterly different shape – and much smaller – than it was before the pandemic [...]
Ready, set, go: Britain is bound for the next space race May 26, 2021 The UK is bound for a seat in the next space race, the transport secretary has said today, as the government preps for Virgin’s commercial Orbit mission – the UK’s first space-bound flight. The National Space Agency (NSA) confirmed on Monday that spaceflights will soon be a reality as the government has funded spaceports that [...]
Russia and Saudi Arabia planning joint space mission May 25, 2021 Russia and Saudi Arabia are preparing for a joint manned space mission, the former’s government confirmed today, in another sign of warmer relations between the two countries. In a statement, the Kremlin said that Saudi astronauts were being trained in Russia while the mission is developed. “Speaking of the two countries’ work on the joint [...]
Airlines avoid Belarus airspace as EU mulls sanctions May 25, 2021 A growing number of airlines have stopped flying through Belarusia airspace after the “hijacking” of a Ryanair flight carrying a dissident journalist. Carriers including Lufthansa, KLM, SAS, Air France, LOT and Singapore Airlines have thus far announced they would stop flying over Belarus. The decision to stop flying comes after the EU last night called for [...]
Iceland’s startup airline PLAY will be bound for London Stansted in June May 25, 2021 Iceland’s newest airline PLAY has launched its ticket sales for seven destinations across Europe, with its inaugural flight bound for London Stansted on 24 June. Giving away 1,000 free tickets, the startup airline saw them all snapped up within 3 hours of its website going live last week. The Stansted flights are set to run [...]
Coast Capital renews campaign against First Group EQT sale May 24, 2021 Private equity firm Coast Capital has today doubled down on its campaign against the sale of First Group’s two American businesses. The firm says that the $4.6bn (£3.3bn) deal for First Student and First Transit significantly undervalues the businesses. The renewed rebellion comes ahead of Thursday’s crunch general meeting, when investors will vote on the [...]
UK warns against holidays in Spain as it now allows Brits in without Covid test May 24, 2021 UK warns against holidays inamber list destinations like Spain as it now allows Brits in without Covid test
All cruise guests will need to be vaccinated, says Royal Caribbean boss May 23, 2021 All Royal Caribbean guests will need to be vaccinated, the boss of the world’s biggest cruise companies said today. Chief executive Richard Fain said, “we expect all of our guests who are eligible for a vaccine to have it”. “The combination of the vaccines and testing and contact tracing, all these kinds of protocols really [...]
More countries could be added to travel ‘green list’ soon, says Shapps May 22, 2021 Grant Shapps has hinted that other countries will be added to the UK’s travel “green list” soon, urging people to “be a little patient” in the meantime. “I don’t think people have a very long time to wait before other countries are able to join the green list”, he said in an interview with the [...]
Heathrow to open separate terminal for red list arrivals May 21, 2021 Heathrow Airport will open a dedicated terminal for arrivals from red list countries in a bid to minimise mixing between passengers from different destinations. The UK’s largest airport said it would introduce segregated arrivals for people travelling from high-risk red countries in Terminal 3 from 1 June. They will then travel to a hotel to [...]
