Leaders of Britain’s major airlines and travel companies have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, complaining about the “haphazard and disproportionate” travel restrictions imposed after the detection of the Omicron COVID-19 variant and urging the government to help the travel industry survive the crisis. Under restrictions introduced to slow the spread of Omicron, all travellers…

A British minister hailed the resumption of UK–U.S. flights as a “momentous” move and a “massive moment” for the aviation sector, after the United States lifted its COVID-19 travel ban and reopened its borders to UK visitors on Monday. Thousands of British travelers are jetting off to the United States for long-awaited reunions with family…

Heathrow’s losses from the Covid-19 pandemic have hit £3.4 billion. The west London airport said it is continuing to lose money despite reducing its operating costs by more than 30%. But it insisted it has the “financial strength” to survive “until the market recovers”, with £4.1 billion of cash. Some 10.2 million passengers travelled through…

The UK’s Heathrow Airport will open a dedicated terminal next month to process arrivals from “red list” countries where there is a high level of CCP virus infections. A Heathrow spokesman said on Friday: “We’re adapting Heathrow to this longer-term reality by initially opening a dedicated arrivals facility in Terminal 3 from June 1 for…

Extra COVID-19 paperwork and “bad organisation” could cause severe delays at the UK border when international travel restrictions ease next month, the boss of the London Heathrow Airport has said. The airport revealed on Thursday that its losses from the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic has increased to £2.4 billion. John Holland-Kaye, Heathrow’s chief…

LONDON—Certain lorry drivers arriving in England will need to take COVID-19 tests in a bid to tackle the spread of any future variants, the government said on Sunday as Heathrow Airport lobbied for the easing of an overseas holiday ban from mid-May. From April 6, Hauliers arriving from outside Britain and Ireland for more than…

Britain’s Heathrow airport has said that 2020 has been one of its most challenging years with passenger levels not seen since the 1970s. Announcing its 2020 financial results on Wednesday, the airport said it suffered an annual loss of £2 billion ($2.8 billion) after overall revenue fell by 62 percent as a result of the…

Britain’s Heathrow airport says that 2020 was one of its most challenging years, with passenger levels not seen since the 1970s. Announcing its 2020 financial results on Wednesday, the airport said it suffered an annual loss of £2 billion ($2.8 billion) after overall revenue fell by 62 percent as a result of the “devastating impact…