These statistics prove we should get rid of travel restrictions
Three quarters of us have antibodies, and planes are surprisingly low-risk for Covid-19 transmission, so why are we still grounded?
28 May 2021 • 4:50pm
Families and loved ones have been kept apart for too long already, and all justification is gone
Credit: Horacio Villalobos/Getty
How much risk should we be comfortable living with? It’s a highly subjective topic, of course, but one that’s been completely turned on its head as a result of this pandemic. Pre-2020, most of us were happy to roll the dice on things like driving and cycling – activities dangerous to both ourselves and others – in the knowledge that tens of thousands of serious road accidents occur each year.
UK confirms Gibraltar on green list for travel
Pic: Brian Reyes 7th May 2021
Gibraltar was yesterday confirmed as one of 12 destinations on the UK Government’s new green list for travel, raising hopes of summer recovery for a crucial sector of the Rock’s economy.
People in England can visit destinations including Gibraltar, Portugal and Israel from May 17 without self-isolating on their return, the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) announced.
The green list also consists of Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Brunei, Iceland and the Faroe Islands and the Falklands.
This is in addition to the remote territories of the Falklands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha.
NEW, fully-electric, buses will soon hit the streets of Newport. Newport Transport, the main bus operator for the city, has announced 16 fully-electric zero-emission Yutong buses have been ordered, with an expected delivery of December 2021. Using an additional funding of £2.8 million from the UK Department for Transport (DfT) and its commercial partnerships, Newport Transport has ordered five new Yutong E12 single deck buses and eleven new Yutong E10 single deck buses. These will join the current fleet of 15 Yutong E12 and one Yutong E10, which have been in operation in Newport since October 2020. These additional buses will bring the number of fully electric zero emission buses at Newport Bus to 32, equating to a third of the fleet.
Farnborough Airport
The UK’s business aviation sector is experiencing the most challenging period in its history due to the impact both of the pandemic and Brexit, which have strangled demand and curtailed operations. However, its outlook is sanguine thanks to the imminent lifting of lockdown restrictions across the country, triggered by the UK’s swift and efficient vaccine rollout, and potential fresh business opportunities arising from the UK’s new position as an independent trading nation.
This was the key message from the British Business and General Aviation Association’s (BBGA’s) annual conference, held virtually late last week.