British tourists are being stranded abroad and face a battle to return home as airlines lock down and limit flights due to coronavirus quarantines. From Morocco to Peru, reports have surfaced of British travellers stranded at airports, waiting for the chance to return home. Spain’s closure of its land borders on Monday sent British tourists … Read more
London’s Heathrow Airport can seem unfathomable if you don’t use it very often. The trick to taming it? Follow the advice of the experts, right here. MailOnline Travel has asked frequent fliers from aviation sites, British Airways and American Airlines employees, etiquette expert William Hanson and Heathrow Airport’s Director of Customer Relations and Service for … Read more
British Airways captain with coronavirus unwittingly flew plane full of passengers to Saint Lucia and is now in isolation on the island EXCLUSIVE BA pilot with coronavirus flew long-haul plane to Saint Lucia He is now in isolation on the Caribbean island after developing high fever Another cabin crew member showing symptoms is awaiting test … Read more
Travel giant Tui suspends vast majority of travel operations until further notice as British Airways axes 75 per cent of its flights and EasyJet announces further cancellations IAG, the owner of BA, said today it would cut its flying capacity for April and May Its outgoing boss Willie Walsh will delay retirement but won’t ask … Read more
Dozens of Lufthansa planes were parked in rows at European airports today after the airline cancelled flights over the coming weeks due to coronavirus. The airline has been severely affected by the huge slump in demand caused by the virus and has cancelled the lion’s share of its flight offerings. Pictures from Berlin and Frankfurt … Read more
Emma Corrin has been filming more new scenes for The Crown season 4. The actress, who plays Princess Diana in the Netflix drama, was spotted in London on Saturday stepping off a Concorde, with British Airways emblazoned across the side of it, waving to onlookers. The scenes are thought to be a replication of when … Read more
Donald Trump’s UK travel ban piles pressure on beleaguered BA, which relies on £1billion-a-year transatlantic route, as Virgin Atlantic demands £7.5billion government bailout for the struggling airline industry BA’s CEO Alex Cruz told employees the airline was fighting for its survival Now Donald Trump’s travel ban will further impact the already struggling BA Passengers are … Read more
Britain’s once busy and bustling nightlife areas resembled ghost towns last night as businesses started to announce closure dates amid the coronavirus outbreak. One trade body, UK Hospitality, has announced that people working in cafes, hotels and bars could lose their jobs by May if laws aren’t changed. Main nightclub streets in Leeds and Birmingham were … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of UK jobs could be axed within weeks because of coronavirus. Airlines, hotels and restaurants say they will have no choice but to cull staff and reduce working hours. Up to 50million jobs could be lost globally because of the pandemic, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council. Alex Cruz, the … Read more
Fears are growing for the safety of millions jobs in the UK as the coronavirus outbreak worsens threatening tourism, fast food, retail and leisure sectors. British Airways today revealed coronavirus is threatening its very survival as staff were told there will be job cuts and aircrafts must be mothballed because of the ‘worsening’ global pandemic. … Read more