Boris Johnson is considering plans to dramatically slash quarantine restrictions for passengers arriving in the UK amid warnings of the huge damage they are doing to the economy. It comes after MPs and business chiefs told the Prime Minister that the current 14-day self-isolation rules are pushing travel companies and airlines to the brink, crippling … Read more
British passengers face ‘chaotic scenes’ and lengthy delays at the UK border as they complain about lack of social distancing at Heathrow Airport EXCLUSIVE: British passengers faced 45-minute delays to cross the UK border Long queues of passengers snaked through Heathrow Terminal Five Passengers complained about a complete lack of social distancing at the border … Read more
While Britain continues to hold out against introducing coronavirus tests at airports, Germany has nearly doubled its testing rate to screen thousands of passengers returning from Covid-19 hotspots abroad. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps insisted today that testing at airports was not a ‘silver bullet solution’ after the UK’s quarantine policy was thrown into confusion when … Read more
Boat passengers were reportedly thrown into the sea after the world’s last ocean-going paddle steamer crashed into a pier on the Isle of Arran this afternoon. The Waverley paddle steamer crashed near the the ferry terminal in Brodick, Scotland, at around 5.15pm. A coastguard search and rescue helicopter from Prestwick has been sent to the scene, … Read more
All passengers landing at Cardiff from Zante tonight are being asked to self-isolate for 14 days after at least 16 from a previous jet tested positive. The roughly 190 passengers aboard the Tui Airways plane are scheduled to land in Wales from Zakynthos at 10.40pm. It comes after the Welsh Government said it was ‘deeply concerned’ … Read more
The pilot of a helicopter that crashed killing four people has revealed his ‘world ended’ after the devastating accident. Martin Miglans described the scene after the Super Puma chopper plunged into the sea as ‘hell on earth’ and his ‘nightmare to this day’. Mr Miglans, his co-pilot and 12 other passengers survived the crash when … Read more
ALL passengers on board TUI flight from Zante to Cardiff are told to self-isolate after seven tested positive for coronavirus By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 15:50 BST, 30 August 2020 | Updated: 15:54 BST, 30 August 2020 Every passenger on board a TUI flight from Zante to Cardiff has been told to self-isolate after seven … Read more
A passenger was left shocked when a Ryanair flight was allowed to travel from Stansted to Italy despite a suspected Covid-infected flyer being dragged off the plane by Hazmat-suited medics. Fionn Murphy, 21, from west London, said he could be walking around Pisa spreading coronavirus because no other riders were asked to self-isolate on arrival. … Read more
Dozens of easyJet passengers flying to the UK from Gibraltar are forced to quarantine for 14 days after they were put up in a hotel in SPAIN when their flight was delayed Monday flight from Gibraltar was rescheduled due to poor weather conditions Gibraltar rooms full so passengers had to fend for themselves or go … Read more
Lufthansa to allow passengers with medical conditions to fly mask-free – but only if they test negative for coronavirus German-based Lufthansa Group says new rules will be in force from September 1 It made face masks compulsory onboard all flights at the beginning of May Other carriers in the Lufthansa group include Swiss and Austrian … Read more