In plane view! People reveal the most bizarre sights they’ve seen at airports – including passengers wearing plastic bags and a VERY unfortunately placed travel pillow Airports can often reveal people’s comical and downright strange quirks Too Cool 2 Be True created an online gallery of some funny moments observed Oddities include a tired-looking little … Read more
Holidaymakers in Portugal face chaos after infections pass UK’s threshold for imposing quarantine again – as ministers play down prospect of coronavirus testing at airports saying it would miss too many cases George Eustice suggested routine testing at airports would miss too many cases Fears fuelled after passengers on plane from Zante last week told … Read more
Menopausal women may be unfairly denied entry to airports, pubs and restaurants if they have their temperature checked, it is feared. Temperature detection devices — used in the fight on coronavirus — measure heat in the skin, which experts say can spike during a ‘hot flush’. Doctors behind an app for women going through say … Read more
Germany is carrying out coronavirus checks at airports and is considering making them compulsory to fend off a second wave of Covid-19. Munich, Dortmund and Duesseldorf are among the airports which are screening travellers when they return from overseas, and Angela Merkel‘s health minister is today discussing plans to enforce them nationwide. Britain has never … Read more
Face coverings will have to be worn in shops, supermarkets and shopping centres as well as train stations and airports under new rules set to apply across England from tomorrow. The Government this afternoon finally published its formal guidance on where the wearing of masks will now be mandatory. However, places like restaurants, pubs and … Read more
Bahamas closes all airports and ports to American visitors – but tourists from other countries including Britain are still allowed Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis made the announcement in his national address He said that he will be shutting down all airports and seaports from Wednesday The move comes after the country reported 15 new … Read more
Plane passengers could soon face swab tests at Heathrow and other airports, says Transport Secretary Grant Shapps Air passengers may face Covid-19 swab tests on arrival at UK airports in weeks Transport Secretary is preparing trial scheme to swab travellers after customs The tests provide results in hours those testing positive will be asked to … Read more
EasyJet has today revealed up to 5,000 staff will lose their jobs as it looks to close three of its bases across the UK. The low cost airline is proposing to close bases at London‘s Stansted and Southend airports and at Newcastle in north east England, union BALPA said in a statement. EasyJet is expected to … Read more
Britt Ekland reveals she flashes pictures of herself as a bikini-clad Bond girl to avoid airports customs delays By Eleanor Sharples Tv & Radio Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 02:00 BST, 30 May 2020 | Updated: 02:00 BST, 30 May 2020 Britt Ekland has revealed her tactic for avoiding delays at airport customs and … Read more
Britons could take rapid coronavirus tests before flights to and from the UK as ministers consider ways to restart holiday trips abroad in time for the summer months. Scientists and officials are looking at whether coronavirus tests could be taken both before leaving and re-entering Britain to avoid quarantine that could help give a boost … Read more