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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 Spain's Balearic Islands, Malta, Madeira and Barbados were added to the list allowing quarantine-free travel from next Wednesday. The government also confirmed plans to allow travel without quarantine for those wh...

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 Britain's 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, Europe's largest airline, Ryanair, and Manchester Airports Group appealed to the courts on Thursday to try to force the governmen...

UK under pressure to reduce travel restrictions, save summer season 23 Jun 2021, 05:13 GMT+10 LONDON, England: Britain's 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 at airports across Britain to protest the ongoing shutdowns. Due to travel restrictions remaining ...