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Articles tagged with: Airport
Luton’s new low-carbon retrofit home open for visits Partner content
Environment
By Luton Rising
Luton’s new low-carbon retrofit home open for visits
Visit our retrofit home this autumn and find out how you can reduce energy bills and carbon emissions in your own home
London Luton Airport’s plans for sustainable expansion Partner content
Communities
By Luton Rising
London Luton Airport’s plans for sustainable expansion
London Luton Airport is one of the most important pieces of infrastructure in the country – it directly employs 10,900 people and it’s the UK’s fifth busiest airport welcoming millions of passengers every year.
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Environment
By Luton Rising
Campaign launched to Grow Our Airport for our future
Business, community and charity leaders came together yesterday (Monday 24 July) to support proposals for the long-term sustainable growth of London Luton Airport and launch a new Grow Our Airport campaign.
Luton DART passengers saving years of journey time Partner content
Environment
By Luton Rising
Luton DART passengers saving years of journey time
More than 650,000 passengers have already saved themselves more than ten years of total journey time during the first 100 days of operation of the Luton DART.
Interest Rates Rise, NHS Nurses Strike Begins, Liquid Rule On Flights To Be Dropped
Economy
By Eleanor Langford
Interest Rates Rise, NHS Nurses Strike Begins, Liquid Rule On Flights To Be Dropped
The Bank of England has announced it is increasing the Bank Rate of inflation to 3.5 per cent from 3 per cent.
Transport Secretary Is 'Very Concerned' About Airport Delays Ahead Of Peak Summer Travel
Coronavirus
Transport Secretary Is "Very Concerned" About Airport Delays Ahead Of Peak Summer Travel
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said he has already changed some laws to help reduce long delays and cancelled flights ahead of the summer holidays.
Border Guards Don’t Know How Many Fake Covid Test Certificates Are Used To Get Into UK
Transport
Border Guards Don’t Know How Many Fake Covid Test Certificates Are Used To Get Into UK
The number of people entering the UK with a fake negative Covid test is “inherently unknowable” and the current immigration system is “based on trust”, say border staff.
Achieving net zero by 2030 will be impossible if the Leeds Bradford airport expansion goes ahead
Transport
By Hilary Benn MP
Achieving net zero by 2030 will be impossible if the Leeds Bradford airport expansion goes ahead
In the year the UK is hosting the COP26 conference, allowing this expansion to go ahead would be a big mistake.
Border Force Officers Warn Failure To Separate 'Red List' Arrivals Risks Covid Spread
Coronavirus
Border Force Officers Warn Failure To Separate 'Red List' Arrivals Risks Covid Spread
The Immigration Services Union have raised concerns over mixing of passengers within airports after reports of 'red list' arrivals not being separated.
Former Attorney General Says It's 'Dystopian' MPs Can't Vote On 10-Year Jail Term For Avoiding Quarantine
Coronavirus
Former Attorney General Says It's "Dystopian" MPs Can't Vote On 10-Year Jail Term For Avoiding Quarantine
Dominic Grieve has hit out at “absurd” plans to use 40-year-old forgery laws to threaten people with 10 years in prison for lying on a form when they arrive in the UK.
Coronavirus Hotel Quarantine Will Cost £1,750 For 10 Days With 10 Year Jail Threat For Avoidance
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Hotel Quarantine Will Cost £1,750 For 10 Days With 10 Year Jail Threat For Avoidance
Matt Hancock has finally revealed the government’s plans for hotel quarantine for UK residents arriving from Covid hotspots, which include severe penalties for those who don't comply.
Sage Minutes Confirm Scientists Warned Last Month Only A “Complete Border Closure” Could Stop New Variants Entering The UK
Coronavirus
Sage Minutes Confirm Scientists Warned Last Month Only A “Complete Border Closure” Could Stop New Variants Entering The UK
Documents reveal the government’s top scientific advisors did warn last month only a “complete, pre-emptive closure of borders” could fully prevent new variants of Covid-19 coming into the UK.
People Will Now Need A Negative Covid Test To Enter The UK After Huge Criticism Over Travel Rules
Coronavirus
People Will Now Need A Negative Covid Test To Enter The UK After Huge Criticism Over Travel Rules
Anyone arriving into the UK from next week will need to provide a negative coronavirus test before they can enter, the government has announced.
Sports Stars, Actors And “High-Value” Business Travellers Returning To England Will No Longer Have To Self-Isolate
Transport
Sports Stars, Actors And “High-Value” Business Travellers Returning To England Will No Longer Have To Self-Isolate
Grant Shapps has revealed “high-value" business travellers are part of a new group of people who will not have to quarantine when they return to England after traveling to countries outside of coronavirus travel corridors.
Scrapping tax-free shopping will discourage international visitors and put thousands of jobs at risk
Transport
By Henry Smith MP
Scrapping tax-free shopping will discourage international visitors and put thousands of jobs at risk
We should be extending schemes, such as tax free shopping, that already entice international visitors to our EU neighbours - not cutting them.
Passenger testing is needed if we want the UK aviation industry to survive
Coronavirus
By Huw Merriman MP
Passenger testing is needed if we want the UK aviation industry to survive
Airport testing on arrival is unlikely, but if the government adopts testing mid-way through quarantine, it would cut the potential for community transmission whilst steadily resuming flights.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By Heathrow
Largely grounded route network continues to strangle UK economy, says Heathrow
The government can save jobs by introducing testing to cut quarantine from higher risk countries, while keeping the public safe from a second wave of Covid-19.
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Coronavirus
By Heathrow
Heathrow takes steps to combat COVID-19 - Results for the 6 months ended 30th June 2020
Today’s results should serve as a clarion call for the Government – the UK needs a passenger testing regime and fast.
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Coronavirus
By Heathrow
Heathrow unveils further measures to keep the UK’s front door COVID-secure
Heathrow rolls out raft of anti-viral measures at key touchpoints to protect passengers, reducing the risk of transmission when travelling.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By Heathrow
Heathrow calls on Government to act faster in order to protect jobs and unlock growth
Priti Patel to unveil plan to quarantine all UK arrivals amid Conservative opposition
Coronavirus
Priti Patel to unveil plan to quarantine all UK arrivals amid Conservative opposition
Priti Patel will spell out the Government’s plans to quarantine all international arrivals later, in the teeth of opposition from some Conservative MPs.
Aviation will be crucial to restarting the British economy Partner content
Coronavirus
By Heathrow
Aviation will be crucial to restarting the British economy
The Prime Minister needs to put aside his historic feelings held towards Heathrow and recognise that it is more than just an airport.
Just 300 passengers who arrived in UK from coronavirus hotspots quarantined out of 18 million, new figures show
Coronavirus
Just 300 passengers who arrived in UK from coronavirus hotspots quarantined out of 18 million, new figures show
Fewer than 300 of the 18 million who arrived in the UK from coronavirus hotspots in the three months before lockdown began were put into quarantine, new figures show.
Coronavirus
By Heathrow
Heathrow outlines early impacts of Covid-19
Heathrow has released results for the 3 months ended 31st March 2020.