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Philip Georgiadis

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  • Sunday, 7 March, 2021
    Airlines
    Airlines redraw routes to match shifting passenger demand

    Asia and Africa flights provide strong revenue stream as transatlantic business dries up

  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    International Airlines Group
    British Airways owner records biggest ever loss

    Revenues drop 69% as IAG flew just a third of its normal schedule in 2020

  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    UK airports
    Heathrow chief calls for digital health apps to restart international travel

    Replacing cumbersome paperwork urged to certify passengers are fit to fly as airport suffers £2bn loss

  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    Travel & leisure industry
    Holiday bookings surge after UK unveils plans for lockdown easing

    Stocks buoyed as Brits rush to snap up getaways from private jets to package holidays

  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
    British Airways PLC
    British Airways to defer £450m of pension contributions

    Airline will pay no dividends to parent company IAG for next three years

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    Airlines
    Pets grounded by pandemic as flights are cut and costs soar

    With flight numbers halved and essential cargo prioritised, pet transport companies are struggling to reunite animals with owners

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Ryanair Holdings PLC
    EU court rejects Ryanair challenge to state aid for rival airlines

    Low-cost airline argues support given to national carriers is discriminatory

  • Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
    Airlines
    Airline industry alarm as vaccine-led recovery hopes take a dive

    Travel curbs have been tightened and borders closed in light of new Covid variants

  • Monday, 15 February, 2021
    UK politics & policy
    First quarantine passengers arrive at UK airport hotels

    New border requirements include incoming travellers having to take two Covid-19 tests

  • Promoted Content
  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    Coronavirus treatment
    UK Covid border measures under increasing strain ahead of rollout

    Quarantine hotel booking system down for second day as concerns mount about testing regime

  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    Travel & leisure industry
    UK regulator threatens Lastminute.com with legal action over holiday refunds

    Travel company has seven days to repay £1m to 2,600 customers, says CMA

  • Thursday, 11 February, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    UK’s Covid quarantine hotel booking system crashes

    Website goes down within hours of launch, the latest embarrassment for criticised scheme

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    UK Government
    Travel bosses fear summer season at risk after UK warns on holidays

    Tough new quarantine measures come into force in England from Monday

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    Q&ACoronavirus pandemic
    Should Britons abandon hope of a summer holiday?

    How strict new quarantine restrictions will affect travellers to the UK and those looking forward to a vacation

  • Friday, 5 February, 2021
    UK airports
    UK airport staff warn they cannot enforce overseas travel curbs

    Check-in workers also say they struggle to check veracity of pre-flight Covid tests

  • Friday, 5 February, 2021
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Rivals Blackstone and GIP join forces in £3.5bn Signature Aviation offer

    Private equity groups end their battle for control of the UK-listed private jet services group

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    UK politics & policy
    UK coronavirus quarantine system to start on February 15

    Hotels to be asked to bid to provide 10 days’ isolated accommodation for arrivals from ‘red list’ countries

  • Tuesday, 2 February, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Scotland pledges own quarantine system for overseas arrivals

    Nicola Sturgeon says she will act if UK government does not roll out ‘more comprehensive’ measures

  • Monday, 1 February, 2021
    Ryanair Holdings PLC
    O’Leary blasts EU on vaccinations as Ryanair warns of potential €1bn loss

    Low-cost carrier’s boss says bloc must ‘get its act together’ on jabs as travel restrictions hit company hard

  • Friday, 29 January, 2021
    Airlines
    UK airlines will hold on to airport slots without having to use them

    Ministers extend waivers to ‘use or lose’ rules in boost to carriers including BA, Virgin and easyJet

  • Thursday, 28 January, 2021
    Airlines
    EasyJet slashes flying schedule in response to travel restrictions

    Low-cost airline says it expects to fly ‘no more’ than 10% of 2019’s timetable in Q1

  • Wednesday, 27 January, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    UK launches review of Covid quarantine exemptions

    Ministers set to revise list of jobs which can enter the country without self-isolating

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    Coronavirus economic impact
    UK residents flying back from Covid hotspots face hotel quarantine

    Initial curbs to hit arrivals in England from countries including South Africa and Brazil, but No 10 reserves right to go further

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    Airlines
    Airlines’ shares tumble on prospect of tighter travel rules

    Stricter Covid curbs will ‘kill travel’ and hit confidence, warn executives

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    easyJet PLC
    EasyJet sets sights on winning business from national flag carriers

    Chief Johan Lundgren says airline will not focus on going head-to-head with low-cost rivals

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