Greece will allow international flights into the country from July 1

Greece will allow international flights to return to its tourist destinations from July 1, the country’s prime minister said today in a boost to British families hoping for a summer holiday despite the coronavirus pandemic.  The Mediterranean nation is planning to reboot its tourist industry from June 15 when hotels will start to re-open, before … Read more

75-page hospitality industry report sets out roadmap to getting restaurants and pubs open on July 4

The hospitality industry has submitted a 75 page report setting out a roadmap to getting restaurants and pubs open on July 4, that includes ditching the hotel buffet and no more drinkers at the bar. The dossier has been submitted to ministers by UKHospitality, the trade body for the industry, as reported by The Daily … Read more

Finnair will resume flights from Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh in July to Helsinki

Finnair will resume flights from Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh in July, gradually adding routes back to its global network. Between April and June, Finnair will have been operating at roughly five per cent of its normal 350-flight capacity – around 20 flights a day – maintaining critical air connections for Finland. From July it will … Read more

US coronavirus crisis could be over by the end of JULY, experts predict

America’s coronavirus crisis could be over by the end of July, a new model predicts.  It comes as several states – including New York, which has become both the national and international epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic – begin to gradually reopen.  Collaborating Researchers at the University of Texas at Houston and Fudan University in … Read more

Ryanair to restore 40% of its flight schedule from July 1 with passengers having to wear face masks 

Ryanair has announced that 40 per cent of its normal flight schedules will be restored from July 1, making 90 per cent of its route network active again.  It said it hopes to introduce a daily flight schedule of almost 1,000 flights, compared to the current 30. The Irish budget carrier said that all crew will … Read more

British Airways owners say airline could resume flying at 50 per cent capacity in July

British Airways could resume flights at 50 per cent capacity as early as this summer, but bosses have today warned it could take up to three years for passenger numbers to recover to pre-pandemic levels. The airline, which grounded all flights from Gatwick in March after the outbreak of coronavirus, could make a ‘meaningful return’ … Read more

Coronavirus US: Graphs show lockdown may need to last til July

New graphs suggest social distancing measures may need to continue through the summer in many states to prevent a resurgence of the novel coronavirus.   Researchers found that fewer options for control later and a higher likelihood of exceeding hospital capacity would occur if measures were relaxed in May or earlier like many governors have done. … Read more

School’s IN for the summer! £16,000-a-year private school will run its lost coronavirus term in July

School’s IN for the summer! £16,000-a-year private school will run its lost coronavirus term in July when pupils are usually on holiday Abbey College in Worcester, will forgo summer holiday to make up for lost time Students at the school will be back the classroom for the third term from July 5 Parents and students are … Read more