Tag: Boris Johnson

RwandAir reflect on highlights of CHOGM

During the summit, British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, Heathrow CEO, John Holland-Kaye and Executive Vice-President and Head of CDPQ Global and Global Head of Sustainability, Marc-Andre Blanchard met with RwandAir CEO, Yvonne Mokolo, who is set to become the first woman to serve as IATA’s Chair...

WTTC calls on G7 Leaders to recover millions of jobs by restarting international travel

WTTC calls on G7 Leaders to recover millions of jobs by restarting international travel

The World Travel & Tourism Council has called on Boris Johnson and the G7 Heads of State, to lead a coordinated response to restart international travel safely, which it says will be critical to the global economic and social recovery. WTTC, which represents the global private sector, made th...

Ryanair condemns UK government moving Portugal from green to amber list

Ryanair condemns UK government moving Portugal from green to amber list

Ryanair today (04th June) condemned the decision by the UK Government of Boris Johnson to move Portugal to the Amber Travel List (from Green), since this decision "has no basis in public health or medical science". This decision now requires vaccinated UK citizens returning from Portugal to quara...

Move to boost transport connections across the whole of the UK

Prime Minister Boris Johnson today (10 March) sets out his vision to build back better from coronavirus by boosting transport connectivity across and between the whole of the UK, as part of ambitions to truly level up across the country. The Government will also consult on cutting air passenger d...

Boris Johnson says no international holidays until at least 17 May

By skynews The travel and aviation sectors have been among the hardest-hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Travel restrictions such as testing, quarantine, and border closures have combined with a fall in demand to make life incredibly hard for these vital businesses. So they were among those ...

Sustainable Aviation respond to PM Boris Johnson’s speech

Sustainable Aviation respond to PM Boris Johnson’s speech

Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement about plans to develop the world’s first zero emission long-haul passenger plane, Chair of Sustainable Aviation, Adam Morton, said: “We welcome the Prime Minister’s ambition to develop the world’s first zero emission long-haul passenger...

Lifeline for airlines as company answers Prime Minister’s call

The move follows a call by prime minister Boris Johnson to re-shore manufacturing capacity and a new regulation in force from this week that makes face masks mandatory for airline passengers. A new plant capable of producing 300,000 masks a day has been opened at Discovery Park in Sandwich, a sp...

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