Today, UK has closed all travel corridors

The UK has today closed all travel corridors, meaning all arrivals will now have to quarantine for ten days. The move, announced on Friday, is designed to slow the spread of Covid-19 across the country – but critics have argued it has been implemented up to a year too late. Travellers arriving in the UK,…

FAA to take strong action against any passenger who disrupts or threatens the safety of a flight, with penalties ranging from fines to jail time

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson today signed an order (PDF) directing a stricter legal enforcement policy against unruly airline passengers in the wake of recent, troubling incidents. The FAA has seen a disturbing increase in incidents where airline passengers have disrupted flights with threatening or violent behavior. These incidents have stemmed both from passengers’ refusals to…

BREAKING Norwegian Air to stop long-haul flights

Norwegian Air plans to close its long-haul operation and focus instead on a scaled-down European business as it seeks to contend with the coronavirus crisis and complete its debt restructuring, the budget carrier said today. The plan is subject to approval by an Irish bankruptcy court. It would cut Norwegian’s fleet to about 50 aircraft…