British holidaymakers are facing a frantic rush to try and return from France before the deadline imposed by the government comes into effect requiring 14 days quarantine. Boris Johnson’s late decision to take France off the government’s “green list” of countries means up to 400,000 Briton’s have until 4am tomorrow (Saturday) to get back to […]
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Ryanair has slammed the government’s plan for “air bridges” and a “traffic light system” as “more idiotic rubbish” and called for all of the restrictions on the industry to be lifted completely. The government is set to publish a list of countries that the UK will have “air bridges” with, meaning Britons can holiday abroad […]
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Three Europe-based airlines have sued the UK government for its “flawed” plan to quarantine all inbound travellers, saying the move will threaten tourism and the economy. In a joint statement, British Airways, Easyjet, and Ryanair said that they sued the government to force judges to review a new rule from the British Home Office that […]
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The owners of British Airways, IAG have been joined by Ryanair and easyJet to launch a legal challenge against the government’s “illogical and irrational” quarantine plans for people arriving in the UK. Critics of the quarantine measure claim the plans are rushed, unworkable and full of loopholes with BA’s parent company labelling them “disproportionate” in […]
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has assured millions of furloughed Britons that the government will continue paying a share of their wages up until the end of October. The job retention scheme – which has cost £10bn so far to support 7.5 million workers and almost one million businesses – has been a “world leading economic intervention” […]
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