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Tuesday, 25 May 2021

BBC News

• Three years of GDPR: the biggest fines so farBritish Airways has received the largest fine issued so far under European data protection laws.
• UK airlines told to avoid Belarusian airspace after journalist arrestBritain says carriers should by-pass Belarus after a flight was diverted to Minsk and a journalist held.

Financial Times

• EU agrees sanctions on Belarus for forcing down flight Brussels bans state airline as White House demands inquiry into dissident’s detention

The Guardian

• EU imposes new economic sanctions on Belarus over hijacked flightJoe Biden welcomes EU moves as father of opposition blogger Roman Protasevich says video confession appears forcedEU leaders triggered new economic sanctions against Belarus and punitive measures against its national airline as a dissident taken from a hijacked Ryanair flight was paraded on the country's television news apparently confessing to crimes against the state.

The Telegraph

• EU cuts air links with Belarus over forced plane landing [subscription]Roman Protasevich appears 'under duress' with black marks on his face in 'confession' video

Times Online

• Flights to Spain triple in two weeks despite amber Covid warning [subscription]The number of flights between England and Spain has more than tripled in a fortnight as holidaymakers appear to ignore government warnings against travelling to amber countries.
• Facial recognition and biometric technology to end airport passport queues [subscription]Queueing at passport controls could become a thing of the past under plans for fully automated border checks.

Manchester Evening News

• Transport Secretary Grant Shapps instructs UK airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace to 'keep passengers safe’The move is in response to the 'state-sponsored hijack' of a Ryanair flight to enable the arrest of a prominent critic of Alexander Lukashenko’s regime

Bucks Free Press

• Greg Smith on the worries Luton Airport expansion could cause A councillor and MP would welcome a potential u-turn of London Luton Airport's plans for an expansion.

Other Regional Press

• Loganair's first Bristol flight jets off from Teesside AirportIt's the fourth service the airline has launched from the airport as restrictions continue to ease

New Civil Engineer

• Civil engineers invited to join the space race as UK Spaceport plans outlinedTransport secretary Grant Shapps has hailed an announcement today as a “pivotal moment” in the mission to launch rockets from the UK.