Transportinfo.org.uk - today's transport news in the uk, hand picked for you each morning

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

BBC News

• Preferred bidder chosen for Prestwick AirportThe Ayrshire airport, which owes more than £43m to the taxpayer, is on the verge of being sold to a European investor.
• Covid: Airline industry travel pass ready 'within weeks'Industry body IATA says it sees its pass as essential for reopening quarantine-free travel.

Channel 4 News

• Johnson promises Covid vaccine passports reviewThe Prime Minister has admitted that the government is considering the possible use of

The Independent

• Heathrow suffers £2bn loss after traffic collapses in 2020UK’s busiest airport handled more passengers in January and February than in the whole of the rest of the year

The Telegraph

• Heathrow sinks to £2bn loss during pandemic [subscription]Bosses called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to deliver measures to support the stricken sector in next week's Budget

The Mirror

• Heathrow Airport plunges to £2billion loss amid 'toughest year in its 75 year history'The airport urged chancellor Rishi Sunak to hand out further support for the ailing sector, with international travel not set to resume until at least May 17, 2021

Sky News

• Heathrow issues plea for budget aid as airport dives to £2bn lossThe airport hopes that a vaccine-driven recovery in demand is on the horizon after worst year for passengers since the 1970s.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Top Councillor calls Leeds Bradford Airport expansion plan a 'disaster'THE deputy leader of Wakefield Council has branded the expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport “a disaster”. Labour councillor Jack Hemingway said the move would undermine efforts to make West Yorkshire carbon neutral.

Bristol Live

• Bristol Airport responds to lockdown roadmap Flights are limited at the moment

London Evening Standard

• United Airlines grounds Boeing 777 planes after engine failure over DenverBoeing has recommended grounding more than 120 of its 777 jets worldwide following an engine failure on a United Airlines plane over Denver.

Wales Online

• Airport bosses welcome moves to resume overseas travel as Heathrow reveals £2bn lossThe UK's busiest airport saw passenger numbers collapse to 22.1 million last year from 80.9 million in 2019 as Covid-19 crisis ravaged travel industry

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Theresa May wants international travel to return - after receiving £40k worth of gifts from Heathrow AirportTheresa May has urged the UK Government to “open up our international air travel” and provide certainty to the aviation industry, after receiving more than £40,000 worth of gifts from Heathrow Airport last year.