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British Airways (BA), the UK’s flagship carrier, is set to be hit with a major strike as pilots have backed strike action in a dispute over pay.

Not enough to salvage the summer: Business leaders say travel changes too cautious Changes to the travel green list and plans to open up more holiday hotspots to the double-jabbed are not enough to save the summer for the travel sector, ministers have been told. Business leaders lined up to accuse the government of an overly cautious approach as destinations including Spains Balearic Islands, Malta, Madeira and Barbados were added to the list allowing quarantine-free travel from ne...

UK announces plans for quarantine-free travel for fully vaccinated passengers from amber list countries

Pilots, aircrews to hold protests against UK travel restrictions Robert Besser 23 Jun 2021, 05:13 GMT+10 Britains airlines and holiday and tour companies are planning a "day of action" on Wednesday, in a bid to increase pressure on the government to reduce Covid travel restrictions Due to travel restrictions remaining in place, it looks increasingly likely that the travel industry will miss the critical summer travel season To try and move towards opening borders, Europes largest airline, Ryana...

UK under pressure to reduce travel restrictions, save summer season 23 Jun 2021, 05:13 GMT+10 LONDON, England: Britains airlines and holiday and tour companies are planning a "day of action" on Wednesday, in a bid to increase pressure on the government to reduce Covid travel restrictions, as the nation is only weeks away from the start of the summer travel season. On Wednesday, June 23, plans call for airline pilots, cabin crews and travel agents to gather at Westminster, in central London, and...

List and when you look at the travel industry as a whole they are not particularly happy with the traffic light system, particularly with how countries switch between being allowed in and being green or amber or red, they say that causes complications to people who want to travel and they released today from a pilot says the government is tormenting the public over the summer holidays because of that so, yes, this isjust another cry summer holidays because of that so, yes, this is just another c...

British Airways and Ryanair are being investigated over whether they breached consumer laws by not offering refunds for flights customers could not take during the pandemic.

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K. removed Portugal from its so-called green list of countries residents can easily visit, according to the BBC, dealing a body blow to an airline industry crying out for a reopening of European travel this summer.

Covid Updates: Africa Faces Third Wave as Vaccine Rollout Sputters Last Updated June 4, 2021, 1:45 a.m. ETJune 4, 2021, 1:45 a.m. ET The U.S. detailed plans to send 25 million doses of the vaccine abroad. And the death toll in long-term care facilities has dropped sharply, from a peak of 5,000 a week to fewer than 300. Here’s what you need to know: South African retirees waiting to receive doses of Covid vaccine at a clinic near Johannesburg, South Africa, last week.Credit...Themba Hadebe/As...

Earlier this week, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson pointed out that the government will have "no hesitation" in moving countries off the so-called green list if...