UK: RYANAIR AND BRITISH AIRWAYS INVESTIGATED OVER CORONAVIRUS REFUNDS

Highlights:

• The British Airways and Ryanair are investigated over the novel corona virus refunds
• The CMA is going to be writing to both the airline companied as a part of the investigation

The companies Ryanair and British Airways ha...

BRITISH AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH COVID-19 TESTING TRIALS FOR THE PEOPLE TRAVELLING FROM U.S.

Highlights:

• The British airways is going to launch a voluntary covi-19 test for the people who are travelling to the United Kingdom from the airports of United States
• The British airways wants to persuade the governments that, the testing methods will...

UNITED KINGDOM: BRITISH AIRLINES APPEAL FOR COVID-19 TEST QUARANTINE EXEMPTION

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• A group of British airlines have written a letter to the prime minister of United Kingdom for a quarantine exemption to be introduced on receipt of a negative corona virus test
• A group of airlines wrote to Boris Johnson regarding the natio...

BRITISH AIRWAYS RETIRE THE ENTIRE BOEING 747 FLEET WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

Highlights

• The airline had initially planned to phase it out by 2024
• The travel restrictions due to the corona virus pandemic is the reason behind immediate action

British Airways stated that it would retire its entire fleet of the i...

BRITISH AIRWAYS TO RESTRUCTURE ITS STAFF CAPACITY

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• Coronavirus pandemic leads to further job cuts in British Airways.
• The airline plans to cut around 12,000 jobs; put 300 jobs on hold.
• Operating flight crew members and pilots likely to have pay cuts.
• Many airli...

AIRLINE COMPANIES TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST UK’S QUARANTINE POLICY

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• British Airways, EasyJet, and Ryanair take legal action against the UK government’s quarantine policy.
• Airlines mentioned that there was no scientific evidence for the policy.
• Britain’s chief scientist me...

BRITISH AIRWAYS TO SELL DAMIEN HIRST’S WORK OF ART

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• 10 work of art by artist Damien Hirst to be sold off to raise money, by British Airline
• The artwork costs for more than $1.27 million, and mostly being hanged at the executive lounges.
• The airline plans to cut off over 12...