Airline CEOs call for summit to speed relaunch of UK-US travel
Bosses of major U.S. and UK airlines called on Tuesday for a summit between the two governments to speed the reopening of transatlantic travel, still paralyzed even though the countries have among the world’s highest COVID-19 vaccination rates. «The airline industry needs adequate lead time to establish a plan for restarting air services, including scheduling […]
Spain considering ‘green corridor’ for British tourists
Spain could introduce its own ‘green corridor’ for vaccinated British holidaymakers, if there is no collective EU decision on vaccine passports, the country’s Tourism Minister Fernando Valdés has said. Mr Valdés confirmed that Spain was in “discussions” with the UK and told Bloomberg: “For us the British market is our main market. But obviously since […]
Statement on Closure of UK Travel Corridors
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recognizes that the UK government is taking the steps it considers necessary to protect public health. While we understand this decision, it is of course deeply disappointing to see all travel corridors shut down, and universal testing and quarantine requirements imposed on all arrivals. Airlines understand and support the […]
Piden que UK elimine cuarentenas a 160 países
El director del Grupo Internacional de Aerolíneas, Willie Walsh, así como la Asociación de Pilotos de Aerolíneas Británicas (BALPA, por sus siglas en inglés) hicieron un llamado al gobierno del Reino Unido para que elimine las restricciones de cuarentenas que actualmente mantiene para personas provenientes de 160 países. “La economía del Reino Unido se impulsa […]
Airlines & Airports Issue Stark Warning to European PMs on Inconsistent Approach to Travel Restrictions
Europe’s airline and airport associations have written to Prime Ministers, Transport, Health and Home Affairs Ministers across the European Union, Schengen and the UK, setting out deep concerns over their failure to implement coherent and science-based approaches to travel restrictions. The letter, sent jointly from Airports Council International Europe (ACI EUROPE), Airlines for Europe (A4E) […]
UK government announces creation of Jet Zero Council
During a daily UK government coronavirus briefing on 12 June 2020, the UK’s Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, announced the creation of the Jet Zero Council – a group that will be responsible for making net-zero carbon emissions a reality for all flights in the future. During the briefing, Shapps said: “The challenge is to make […]
UK and USA sign safety accord to apply in event of no-deal Brexit
UK and US regulators have agreed a new bilateral deal which provides for current safety regulation between the two countries to be kept in place in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The UK Civil Aviation Authority says the agreement – signed with the UK Department for Transportation and the US Federal Aviation Administration – […]
UK and Canada seal post-Brexit air services pact
A new agreement between the UK and Canada means air services between the two nations will remain intact following Brexit, the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU). The UK is scrambling to put in place bilateral aviation agreements in the run-up to Brexit, scheduled for March 29, 2019. Until now services with Canada have […]
US and UK forge Open Skies agreement
The US and UK have agreed an Open Skies pact that will allow them to continue liberalized air services after the UK leaves the European Union (EU) in March 2019. Announcing the new agreement late Nov. 28, UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said it would ensure the UK “remains one of the world’s leading aviation […]
Virgin Atlantic wants UK to address Heathrow immigration waits
UK aviation regulator prepares for ‘disorderly’ Brexit Virgin Atlantic has joined the growing list of airlines expressing concerns about immigration queues at London Heathrow Airport. The UK long-haul carrier, which operates the second largest route network from the airport after British Airways, has called for action from the UK Border Force, the UK government agency […]
