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* Concerns mount for crucial summer * New setbacks erase share gains LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Recovery prospects for Europe’s coronavirus-stricken airlines are slipping from bad to worse, as a British minister warned on Tuesday against booking summer holidays and Germany mulled a drastic new clampdown on travel even within the EU. UK consumers should “absolutely” hold off from booking holidays, said Nadhim Zahawi, the minister responsible for vaccinations. “There’s still 37,000 peop...

UK airline bosses criticise hotel quarantine plan, seek support Published 2 months ago LONDON (Reuters) – The bosses of airlines including British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and easyJet criticised on Tuesday a possible plan for mandatory quarantine in hotels for some or all arrivals to Britain and called for a support package. The government is due to announce soon whether it will bring in such measures, the country’s coronavirus vaccination minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Tuesday as he warne...

4 Min Read LONDON (Reuters) - Recovery prospects for Europe’s coronavirus-stricken airlines are slipping from bad to worse, as a British minister warned on Tuesday against booking summer holidays and Germany mulled a drastic new clampdown on travel even within the EU. FILE PHOTO: People queue for COVID-19 tests at a testing centre, as tighter rules for international travellers start, at terminal 2 of the Heathrow Airport, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, London,...

For a year expected to mark a turning point for pandemic-stricken European airlines, 2021 is off to a rough start. A resurgence of COVID-19 lockdowns has killed off a fragile bookings upturn, executives and analysts said,

Send For a year expected to mark a turning point for pandemic-stricken European airlines, 2021 is off to a rough start. A resurgence of COVID-19 lockdowns has killed off a fragile bookings upturn, executives and analysts said, as insolvent Norwegian Air finally axed its long-haul operations on Thursday. The Norwegian Industry Ministry said it is in talks with the airline about possible state participation in a new business plan. The setbacks deal a blow to airline hopes that the promise of vacc...

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/AIRLINES-RISKS (PIX):Airlines face more turbulence before vaccine relief

Dec 21 2020, 5:32 PM December 21 2020, 4:10 AM December 21 2020, 5:32 PM (Bloomberg) -- (Bloomberg) -- A brutal ending is taking shape for what’s already been a lost year for Europe’s travel industry, as Covid-19 administers a final kick to airlines and rail firms, innkeepers and travelers alike. A mutant strain of the coronavirus spreading rapidly in the U.K. led Prime Minister Boris Johnson to clamp down on holiday visits at home and abroad over the weekend. Airlines shares tumble...

Updated / Monday, 21 Dec 2020 07:51 Concerns continue about the Brexit impact on airlines, including IAGs Aer Lingus Spain, Ireland and Hungary have tried and failed to loosen EU airline ownership rules in a draft aviation deal with the UK, sources said, out of concern about Brexits impact on IAG, Ryanair and Wizz Air.  France and Germany are said to have rejected a softening of longstanding rules that require EU airlines to be owned and controlled by EU nationals or else lose their licences....

Travel Pain Spreads as Europe Blocks U.K. Flights on Virus Fears Bloomberg 12/21/2020 (Bloomberg) -- A brutal ending is taking shape for what’s already been a lost year for Europe’s travel industry, as Covid-19 administers a final kick to airlines and rail firms, innkeepers and travelers alike. A mutant strain of the coronavirus spreading rapidly in the U.K. led Prime Minister Boris Johnson to clamp down on holiday visits at home and abroad over the weekend. Airlines shares tumbled as It...

* France, Germany opposed easing rules -sources * Compliance efforts may be open to challenge PARIS/BRUSSELS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Spain, Ireland and Hungary have tried and failed to loosen EU airline ownership rules in a draft aviation deal with the UK, two people with knowledge of the matter said, out of concern about Brexit’s impact on British Airways owner IAG, Ryanair and Wizz Air. France and Germany are said to have rejected a softening of longstanding rules that require EU airlines to be...