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International & Aviation News Walsh and France Following the late Friday evening announcement that France was now on Britain’s ‘Red’ list banning arrivals International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General was quick to condemn it. “The UK has no coherent p… Read more Around the World in 44 days A youngster from Ibstone, in Buckinghamshire, has set a new world record for a solo trip around the world. Travis Ludlow, aged 18 and 149 days completed the 24,450 flight in a Cessna 172R after some pretty scary moments, including being caught in a… Read more ON TOUR: Dublin Our Editor-at-Large, Jeff Mills, reminisces regarding Dublin. Ireland is part of the ‘Common Travel Zone’ and as things stand adults who are double vaccinated can come and go at their will. If your prospective UK destination is fully bo… Read more Air travel and face coverings From tomorrow (19 July), in line with government guidance and international requirements, passengers will still be required to wear a face mask at UK airports and onboard aircraft. Airports and airlines continue to take every measure possible to ensure health… Read more US travel With German Chancellor Angela Merkel visiting the United States officially for the last time before she steps down some progress seems to have been made regarding the ongoing transatlantic travel ban. President Joe Biden struck a courteously optimi… Read more Southend Airport terminal tours In an initiative that might catch on, at least with the smaller airports, Southend Airport is to introduce Terminal Tours as part of its ‘Connecting Communities Commitment’. The airport ran a trial day to gather feedback as part of its … Read more Heathrow Express update The fast non-stop service from Paddington has confirmed future Covid arrangements. It stays with the London standard. “To help keep our passengers and colleagues safe, and to rebuild passenger confidence in travel, face coverings will c… Read more More Euro Money for Alitalia Italy gets another gift. Covid-19 problems is the reason given by the European Commission for the €39.7m in further assistance now given by the Italian Government. The measure is said to compensate for losses sustained on certain r… Read more Scillies by Helicopter In May 1964 British European Airways inaugurated the world’s first scheduled helicopter service between Penzance and St Marys on the Isles of Scilly. Today its successor, Penzance Helicopters Ltd, post pandemic, is very much in business, flown by… Read more PCR racket Business Travel News is not the first to highlight the exorbitant prices being charged for the PCR test by some so-called professionals. Celebrity Cruises requires all passengers to visit a facility and pass a PCR test taken in the last three days … Read more JetBlue test flight to London Last Wednesday (14 July) saw the arrival of JetBlue into Europe with a non-stop proving flight from New York JFK to Heathrow with its first long-range Airbus A321. Often airlines operate proving or training flights in advance of a route launch. This is not on… Read more ATOL warning The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Air Travel Organiser's Licence agency (ATOL) are warning consumers to check that they are financially protected when booking a holiday. While ATOL protected package holidays provide the best level of protection … Read more AirPortr and British Airways British Airways has teamed up with AirPortr, the airport luggage support company, to create new convenient fast bag drop areas before heading to the departure concourse at British Airways’ London flagship Terminal 5 at Heathrow airport. With the first p… Read more COMMENT: Tourism Recovery Plan If you are confused by the latest travel rules, and not just international, please do not call Business Travel News. We are just as baffled. Whenever the Government makes an announcement BTN is always inundated by groups and commercial interes… Read more Venice bans cruise ships Italy has finally decided to ban cruise liners from the Venice lagoon. The Government has acted as UNESCO proposed putting Venice on a World Heritage watchlist due to its failure to ban large ships. The ban takes effect from 1 August and… Read more Ryanair wants pilots With the arrival of its first Boeing MAX, Ryanair has started a recruitment drive for the 2,000 new pilots it will need over the next three years as it recovers and rebuilds from the Covid-19 pandemic. Training courses will take place through 2021… Read more Norwich takes off Loganair has introduced an air service between Norwich and Exeter. At around 300 miles it is marginally England’s longest non-stop air route, Heathrow – Newcastle being a few miles shorter. Both road routes have to use the notorious stretch of the … Read more Genesis at SMMT Following the strategy of Tesla, Genesis – the high-end arm of Hyundai and Kia – has arrived in the UK, but without any showrooms. Instead Genesis is offering a ‘butler-style’ service where demonstration models are b… Read more Manchester Airport T2 The first passengers travelled through Manchester Airport’s new terminal extension marking a major milestone in the northern gateway’s 83-year history. Jet2.com had the privilege of being the first to take-off from the expanded terminal… Read more Birmingham Airport and easyJet EasyJet has launched new domestic routes from Birmingham to Newquay and Jersey. Both are summer only. Whilst a sea crossing, or flight from Southampton, is an alternative for Jersey, the 250 mile plus drive on the M5 via the Bristol area to Cornwal… Read more

International & Aviation News

Walsh and France

Following the late Friday evening announcement that France was now on Britain’s ‘Red’ list banning arrivals International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General was quick to condemn it.

“The UK has no coherent p…

Read more
Around the World in 44 days

A youngster from Ibstone, in Buckinghamshire, has set a new world record for a solo trip around the world.

Travis Ludlow, aged 18 and 149 days completed the 24,450 flight in a Cessna 172R after some pretty scary moments, including being caught in a…

Read more
ON TOUR: Dublin

Our Editor-at-Large, Jeff Mills, reminisces regarding Dublin.

Ireland is part of the ‘Common Travel Zone’ and as things stand adults who are double vaccinated can come and go at their will. If your prospective UK destination is fully bo…

Read more
Air travel and face coverings

From tomorrow (19 July), in line with government guidance and international requirements, passengers will still be required to wear a face mask at UK airports and onboard aircraft. Airports and airlines continue to take every measure possible to ensure health…

Read more
US travel

With German Chancellor Angela Merkel visiting the United States officially for the last time before she steps down some progress seems to have been made regarding the ongoing transatlantic travel ban.

President Joe Biden struck a courteously optimi…

Read more
Southend Airport terminal tours

In an initiative that might catch on, at least with the smaller airports, Southend Airport is to introduce Terminal Tours as part of its ‘Connecting Communities Commitment’.

The airport ran a trial day to gather feedback as part of its …

Read more
Heathrow Express update

The fast non-stop service from Paddington has confirmed future Covid arrangements. It stays with the London standard.

“To help keep our passengers and colleagues safe, and to rebuild passenger confidence in travel, face coverings will c…

Read more
More Euro Money for Alitalia

Italy gets another gift.

Covid-19 problems is the reason given by the European Commission for the €39.7m in further assistance now given by the Italian Government.

The measure is said to compensate for losses sustained on certain r…

Read more
Scillies by Helicopter

In May 1964 British European Airways inaugurated the world’s first scheduled helicopter service between Penzance and St Marys on the Isles of Scilly.
Today its successor, Penzance Helicopters Ltd, post pandemic, is very much in business, flown by…

Read more
PCR racket

Business Travel News is not the first to highlight the exorbitant prices being charged for the PCR test by some so-called professionals.

Celebrity Cruises requires all passengers to visit a facility and pass a PCR test taken in the last three days …

Read more
JetBlue test flight to London

Last Wednesday (14 July) saw the arrival of JetBlue into Europe with a non-stop proving flight from New York JFK to Heathrow with its first long-range Airbus A321. Often airlines operate proving or training flights in advance of a route launch. This is not on…

Read more
ATOL warning

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Air Travel Organiser's Licence agency (ATOL) are warning consumers to check that they are financially protected when booking a holiday.
While ATOL protected package holidays provide the best level of protection …

Read more
AirPortr and British Airways

British Airways has teamed up with AirPortr, the airport luggage support company, to create new convenient fast bag drop areas before heading to the departure concourse at British Airways’ London flagship Terminal 5 at Heathrow airport. With the first p…

Read more
COMMENT: Tourism Recovery Plan

If you are confused by the latest travel rules, and not just international, please do not call Business Travel News. We are just as baffled.

Whenever the Government makes an announcement BTN is always inundated by groups and commercial interes…

Read more
Venice bans cruise ships

Italy has finally decided to ban cruise liners from the Venice lagoon.

The Government has acted as UNESCO proposed putting Venice on a World Heritage watchlist due to its failure to ban large ships.

The ban takes effect from 1 August and…

Read more
Ryanair wants pilots

With the arrival of its first Boeing MAX, Ryanair has started a recruitment drive for the 2,000 new pilots it will need over the next three years as it recovers and rebuilds from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Training courses will take place through 2021…

Read more
Norwich takes off

Loganair has introduced an air service between Norwich and Exeter. At around 300 miles it is marginally England’s longest non-stop air route, Heathrow – Newcastle being a few miles shorter. Both road routes have to use the notorious stretch of the …

Read more
Genesis at SMMT

Following the strategy of Tesla, Genesis – the high-end arm of Hyundai and Kia – has arrived in the UK, but without any showrooms.

Instead Genesis is offering a ‘butler-style’ service where demonstration models are b…

Read more
Manchester Airport T2

The first passengers travelled through Manchester Airport’s new terminal extension marking a major milestone in the northern gateway’s 83-year history.

Jet2.com had the privilege of being the first to take-off from the expanded terminal…

Read more
Birmingham Airport and easyJet

EasyJet has launched new domestic routes from Birmingham to Newquay and Jersey. Both are summer only.

Whilst a sea crossing, or flight from Southampton, is an alternative for Jersey, the 250 mile plus drive on the M5 via the Bristol area to Cornwal…

Read more