Airport News

• MARKET REPORT: Stark winter for airlines as more flights grounded
  
  British Airways-owner IAG is the latest airline to cut its upcoming flight schedule, citing the failure of governments to support airport testing and rising cases in many countries.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 22 Oct 2020.
• Airlines experiment with new routes in 'game of musical chairs' to stem billions in pandemic losses
  
  Airlines are reshaping their networks to capitalize on once-congested airports quieted by the pandemic.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 22 Oct 2020.
• Airport testing could catch six in 10 Covid-19 carriers as research debunks PHE's claims of 7%
  
  Public Health England have said testing travellers on arrival to the UK would only detect seven per cent of virus carriers. Oxera and Edge Health say this is 'significantly understated'.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 22 Oct 2020.
• Airline shares buck market selloff after TSA screenings topped 1 million, a 7-month high
  
  U.S. airline stocks rose Monday after airport screenings topped 1 million in a single day.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 22 Oct 2020.
• CDC "strongly recommends" wearing masks on public transportation
  
  The Centers for Disease Control has issued new guidance in which it "strongly recommends" everyone to wear a mask when on public transportation, including in hubs like airports, train stations or in a ride-share. ...
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 20 Oct 2020.
• Stray kitten at airport named Boeing, adopted by safety officer
  
  Workers at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport were sur-paw-sed to find a kitten wandering alone last week.
  Fox News.  Tuesday, 20 Oct 2020.
• Heathrow Airport in London will offer a rapid coronavirus test to travelers.
  
  Starting Tuesday, people going to Hong Kong can take a pre-departure test to meet entry requirements there, the airport said.
  New York Times.  Tuesday, 20 Oct 2020.
• Covid-19: First UK airport coronavirus testing begins
  
  The aim is to help people travelling to destinations where a negative result is required on arrival.
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 20 Oct 2020.
• Why doesn't the UK test passengers arriving at airports for COVID-19?
  
  The question of why UK arrivals aren't tested for coronavirus has been asked repeatedly in recent months, by airlines, unions, MPs and passengers themselves. 
  Sky News.  Tuesday, 20 Oct 2020.
• Rapid one-hour tests now available for Italy and Hong Kong passengers at Heathrow
  
  Passengers flying from Heathrow to Italy and Hong Kong will now be able to get a coronavirus test at the airport with results in just one hour.
  Sky News.  Tuesday, 20 Oct 2020.
• Coronavirus: Shapps 'very hopeful' of airport testing by early December
  
  UK transport secretary aims for a new air traveller testing regime, but BA's boss is sceptical.
  BBC News.  Monday, 19 Oct 2020.
• Airport Authorities Reportedly Catch Man Smuggling Gold In His A** In India
  
  There was almost a kilogram of gold in his butt
  Daily Caller.  Friday, 16 Oct 2020.
• Former Mexican Defense Minister Arrested At US Airport On Suspicion Of Drug-Related Corruption
  
  'For the first time they may not be untouchable'
  Daily Caller.  Friday, 16 Oct 2020.
• Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, Mexico's Ex-Defense Minister, Is Arrested in L.A.
  
  Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, who was detained at the airport, is the first high-ranking Mexican military official to be taken into custody in the U.S. in connection with drug-related corruption.
  New York Times.  Friday, 16 Oct 2020.
• Pilot reports another jetpack flying by airplanes near LAX
  
  For the second time in six weeks, an airline pilot reported seeing a jetpack flying near an aircraft approaching Los Angeles International Airport. Kris Van Cleave reports.
  CBS News.  Thursday, 15 Oct 2020.

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