Airport employs a pack of therapy dogs to help soothe nervous flyers and passengers with hidden disabilities The dogs, called the Canine Crew, will be stationed at Southampton Airport They will patrol the arrival and departure halls with their volunteer handlers The dogs are ‘fully temperament tested and highly experienced in their trade’ By Jennifer … Read more
Heathrow Airport is being ‘repurposed’ as part of a wartime effort to keep vital medical supplies flowing into the country. Britain’s biggest airport will overhaul its operations this week to prioritise cargo flights carrying pharmaceutical products. Almost half of Britain’s medical supplies will be shipped in via the West London airport, including medicines, vaccines and … Read more
Etihad to trial monitoring technology fitted to airport self-service points that may be able to identify passengers with coronavirus The machines have been developed with Australian firm Elenium Automation They will monitor passengers’ temperatures, and heart and respiratory rates New technology will be trialled this month at Etihad’s hub airport in Abu Dhabi Learn more … Read more