Will we get a big revamp of the UK’s traffic light system on Thursday?
The next installment of the UK’s regular three weekly “travel restrictions drama” is due on Thursday. Will we get the usual handful of moves between categories, or is there a chance of a more dramatic set of revisions?
The whys and wherefores of the UK’s new amber plus list
Amber Plus. Sounds like a new beer brand, but in fact it’s the latest addition to the UK's set of travel restriction categories. Why was it created? Will more countries get added to it? And does it make sense anyway?
The true cost of travel test packages
The current UK policy for testing of travellers coming to the UK comes at a significant cost for consumers. Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps thinks that prices have come down and downplays the issue. I did a reality check.
Top tips for the next changes to country travel classifications
Predicting upcoming changes to the UK's traffic light travel ratings has always been rather challenging, as the rationale for the decisions has never been very clear. With another revision due on July 15, I gave it another go.
Travel freedom for fully vaccinated Brits and more testing data published
From July 19, amber list countries will turn green for fully vaccinated Brits and the under 18s. We also got another dump of arrivals testing data. I took a look at what it all means for the travel industry.
Revised arrivals testing figures reveal the staggering cost of every sample sent for sequencing
The UK government has retrospectively revised the data it published for the UK arrivals testing programme. The new data reveal the staggering cost to travellers of every test result sent for sequencing.
Reverse engineering the travel restrictions algorithm
More countries got added to the UK's green and red lists this week. Can we work out what the secret rules are that are driving the decisions?
Will the UK allow its aviation industry to take flight again?
UK travel workers and leaders are urging the government to "save the summer". With time running out, will the government respond in time? Or if not, will they provide financial assistance to save the industry?
Crunching the data from England’s arrival testing programme
The latest figures have just been released from England's international arrivals testing programme. I crunched the data to see what it tells us about how the system is performing.
Travel freedom for the “double-jabbed”?
The UK's traffic light system for setting travel restrictions is widely perceived to be broken. Is there a better way?
Has the time come for a return to supersonic travel?
United Airlines has placed a $3 billion order for 15 Overture supersonic jets. After a more than 17 year gap, has the time finally come for a return to supersonic travel?
Low-cost airline hibernation skills
The last few months have been a truly terrible period for airlines in Europe. Which of the three big low-cost airlines did the best job of keeping losses to a minimum?
Grant Shapps shocks the UK travel industry
Grant Shapps stuns the travel industry with a policy U-turn on reopening UK travel
Final predictions for the second iteration of the UK’s green and red lists
Tomorrow, the UK government is expected to update the green and red lists which govern its travel restrictions. I’ve done a final polish of my predictions for the changes, using the latest data.
Waiting for the lights to go green
Which countries are candidates to be added to the UK’s green and red lists when the next set of revisions gets announced?
The UK finally publishes its very short “green list”
The UK allows outbound leisure travel to resume and announces its green list of countries that won’t require quarantine. How did it compare to expectations?
European airline CEO pay in 2020
After the worst year in history for European aviation, with plenty of pain to be shared all around, how did the airline bosses do last year?
Another set of Virgin Atlantic accounts
Only four months after the publication of their 2019 accounts, Virgin Atlantic have filed their 2020 figures. What do they show and how do they compare to those at arch-rival British Airways?
Measurement issues with bringing international aviation into the UK’s national carbon budget
As the UK brings international aviation into its national carbon targets, could the way that gets measured lead to unintended consequences?
Predicting country classifications for reopening UK travel
When outbound leisure travel resumes from the UK, which countries will be rated green, amber and red? I've had a stab at a prediction based on the key factors the government says it will use.