No more green lists and amber lists? Traffic light system set to go by October No more green and amber lists? Traffic light system set to go by October The traffic light system for travel during the Covid era – detested by the industry as complex and unecessary – looks set to be replaced, with an announcement due by the end of the month. The UK government is due to assess the necessity of the system, which delegates destinations as green list, amber list [...]
Qantas says all staff must be vaccinated as Sydney endures its eighth week of lockdown Amid rising case numbers owing to the Delta variant in Australia, Qantas have said that all of its employees must be vaccinated against Covid-19. The airline giant is the latest in a long line of firms to implement mandatory vaccinations for its staff. Frontline workers including pilots, cabin crew and airport staff must be fully [...]
BA owner IAG dives to fresh €2bn loss BA owner IAG dives to fresh €2bn loss British Airways owner IAG today plunged to a €2bn (£1.7bn) half year loss as continued travel restrictions continue to batter the airlines group. In the second quarter, the FTSE blue chip said that its airlines flew at a combined capacity of 21.9 per cent. For the coming period, it expects this to rise to 45 [...]
Ryanair, BA, Easyjet and Stansted in court today suing over traffic light travel system July 9, 2021 Ryanair, BA, Easyjet and Stansted owner MAG are in court today suing over traffic light travel system
EU opens competition probe into IAG’s purchase of Air Europa June 29, 2021 The European Commission has tonight opened an in-depth probe into BA owner IAG’s planned purchase of Spain’s Air Europa. The Commission, which oversees EU antitrust policy, said it had concerns that the proposed transaction would reduce competition for Spanish domestic routes and on international routes to and from Spain. The body said it had 90 [...]
IAG and Easyjet lead fall in travel shares as Spain and Portugal introduce quarantine for unvaccinated Brits June 28, 2021 Airline stocks including BA owner IAG, Easyjet, and Ryanair all tumbled today as more European countries imposed travel restrictions on UK holidaymakers. FTSE 100 IAG was down 5.8 per cent by the mid afternoon, while budget carrier Easyjet also dropped 5.0 per cent. Fellow blue-chip Rolls-Royce, which makes the engines used by most commercial jets, [...]
Tui joins BA and Virgin Atlantic in Ryanair’s legal battle against travel traffic light system June 22, 2021 Tui joins BA and Virgin Atlantic in Ryanair's legal battle against travel traffic light system
Airline stocks dive and bosses fume after Portugal axed from UK travel ‘green list’ June 4, 2021 Airline stocks dropped as London’s markets opened for trading today after the government removed the one popular holiday destination from its travel “green list”. Wizz Air led the fallers on the FTSE 250, dropping 3.5 per cent by the mid-afternoon, while Easyjet shed 1.9 per cent. Easyjet had added hundreds of extra flights to Portugal [...]
BA boss demands US go on travel green list as Hancock warns Brits off Spain holidays May 18, 2021 BA boss demands US go on travel green list as Hancock warns Brits not to holiday in Spain and France
Booking.com CEO: Business travel will never recover to pre-Covid levels May 13, 2021 The lucrative business travel market, which sees suited and booted executives fly between London, New York, Frankfurt and beyond and bolsters bottom lines at airlines and hotels globally, will never fully recover from Covid.