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Saturday, 10 July 2021

BBC News

• Covid: Travellers returning to England warned of six-hour airport queuesBorder Force staff will struggle to deal with a surge in passengers over the summer, a union says.
• Bookings surge after Covid quarantine rules relaxedAirlines say bookings increase after the government removed quarantine rules on amber-list countries.

Financial Times

• England's borders race to install new tech to avert travel chaosMass upgrade to e-gates at ports and airports launched to tackle grave concerns over queues as Covid rules ease

The Guardian

• Richard Branson's quest: to boldly go where no billionaire has gone beforeSuccessful flight on Virgin Galactic craft would mark the next phase of space tourism race with Jeff BezosIt does not often rain in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Nevertheless, Sir Richard Branson is likely to feel nervous as he checks the weather forecast on Sunday morning: if there are blue skies ahead then the British entrepreneur is likely to become the richest person ever to venture into space.Branson and his team – two pilots and three other “mission specialistsâ€� – will strap into the spacecraft, the VSS Unity. If all goes well Branson and co will be propelled 50 miles above the Earth’s surface...

Times Online

• Billionaire rocket men have set us on course for conflict in space [subscription]Branson, Bezos and Musk, the three rocketeers, are burning off their fortunes in the ultimate game of one-upmanship. But their technological leap forward heralds an age where superpowers compete for control of the satellite network on which our security depends, argues Roger Boyes

Daily Record

• First Scot in space is chief pilot Richard Branson's rocket missionDavid Mackay and Michael Masucci will be taking the controls of VSS Unity with their boss Branson as passenger.

London Evening Standard

• Unite union has been answering machine for airport workers leadership candidate Gerard Coyne claims The powerful Unite union has for too long been an answering machine for airport workers, leadership candidate Gerard Coyne has claimed.
• British holidaymakers told to expect six hour airport queuesBritish tourists desperate to escape the country could face up to six-hour airport queues at peak times as travel restrictions ease, a union has warned.
• British holidaymakers told to expect six hour airport queuesBritish tourists desperate to escape the country could face up to six-hour airport queues at peak times as travel restrictions ease, a union has warned.

Other Regional Press

• Northumberland County Council leader Glen Sanderson dismisses Sunderland-led calls to rebrand Newcastle International AirportLEADERS in Northumberland are the latest to reject calls to rebrand Newcastle International Airport to include Sunderland.

Aviation Industry

• Are Smart Trays the Future of Airport Security?AI technological geniuses UtterBerry have been creating a new addition to security in airports – smart trays.