British politicians from both sides of the aisle have criticised the Johnson government's newly-minted quarantine measures, introduced in late May.
The NEF’s report said at least 70,000 jobs in the wider aviation industry including engineering, catering and duty free shopping were at risk before the end of summer.
British Airways is planning to outsource 450 jobs undertaken by employees it's making redundant, according to reports.
British transport secretary Grant Shapps has indicated that countries with low Covid-19 infection rates may be exempted from quarantine measures set to go into effect in the UK over the coming weeks.
American Airlines has announced that the company will resume flights between the US and Spain over the coming week, after new COVID-19 cases in the European country have fallen dramatically. The move will make AA the first major US airline to reboot US-Spain connections since travel restrictions were first levelled in March. Flight AA36 departed
British Airways' parent company has indicated the airline could cut 12,000 out of 45,000 staff to survive the coronavirus crisis.