Virgin Atlantic has become the latest major airline to launch a Covid-19 testing trial. British Airways, American Airlines, United and Delta have also launched testing trial programmes for the virus. From December 9, Virgin Atlantic customers flying to Barbados or onwards to Antigua and Grenada on selected flights will receive ‘a free, rapid, point-of-care, pre-departure … Read more
Where no one is bob, bob, bobbin along: Just TWO flights took off from Gatwick airport yesterday as images show terminal deserted apart from a robin A Ryanair flight to Dublin and an Air Baltic flight to Tallinn, Estonia, took off The West Sussex airport normally handles 800 flights a day in total A third … Read more
Drop in flights during Covid crisis is hitting weather reports as forecasters use data collected by commercial airliners Meteorologists rely on weather data collected by airlines to inform their forecast Study shows forecasts made between March and May up to 2C less accurate The data recorded by planes includes the temperature at various altitudes By … Read more
Kate Langbroek reveals her family may be stuck in Italy for Christmas as they’re unable to get flights to Melbourne – unless they split up their family or quarantine in AUCKLAND By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:48 GMT, 20 November 2020 | Updated: 12:48 GMT, 20 November 2020 Kate Langbroek is stuck … Read more
Love is in the air! Taiwan airline introduces speed-dating ‘flights to nowhere’ for singletons who love travelling EVA Air is working its magic this Christmas by offering speed-dating flights The flights are for single travellers on Christmas Day, NYE and New Year’s Day EVA Air is offering short flights that start and end at the … Read more
American Airlines said that it will halting a large number of it flights from major US airports to London in December as demand plummets due to the coronavirus pandemic. The airline said that it will be halting its passenger service flights to London’s Heathrow Airport from New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, Chicago’s … Read more
Only here for the beers! Friends get around Ireland’s covid restrictions by buying €9.99 tickets and boozing at Dublin Airport without boarding the flight A group of four friends circumvented Ireland’s Covid lockdown rules for a pint They bought a €9.99 flight from Dublin but settled in at the bar after security Ireland has banned people … Read more
British Airways suspends ALL flights from Gatwick airport and will furlough ‘many more’ staff as new Covid lockdown bites BA said it will be ‘moving many more colleagues’ onto Job Retention Scheme Second shutdown of BA flights at Gatwick after one that followed first lockdown The airline said it will massively scale back all flights … Read more
British Airways suspends ALL flights from Gatwick airport and will furlough ‘many more’ staff as new Covid lockdown bites BA said it will be ‘moving many more colleagues’ onto Job Retention Scheme Second shutdown of BA flights at Gatwick after one that followed first lockdown The airline said it will massively scale back all flights … Read more
In December 2019 I booked flights from Gatwick to Orlando with British Airways for October 2020 to celebrate my husband’s 70th birthday and our 40th wedding anniversary. I booked three adults and one child but the following day realised I had made a mistake on the internet booking and had only booked one week instead … Read more