HSBC upgrades European low-cost carriers
18th Jun 2021 09:29
(Sharecast News) - HSBC upgraded its stance on low-cost carriers easyJet, Wizz Air and Ryanair on Friday, saying it is now more optimistic about the reopening of travel across Europe than it has been this year.
Read moreEasyJet announces new UK destinations as it picks up Stobart routes
17th Jun 2021 09:35
(Sharecast News) - Budget airline easyJet on Thursday unveiled 12 new UK domestic services as it looked to capitalise demand for "staycations" after the government extended its Covid lockdown by a month.
Read moreAirlines call for furlough scheme to be extended until April 2022
10th Jun 2021 14:07
(Sharecast News) - British airlines have called for the furlough scheme to be extended for aviation workers after the government's latest travel restrictions left them "unable to trade" during peak summer months.
Read moreVast majority of Covid-19 patients hospitalised were unvaccinated
8th Jun 2021 12:38
(Sharecast News) - The overwhelming majority of Britons admitted to hospital after infection with the so-called Delta strain of Covid-19 were unvaccinated.
Read moreGoldman cuts Lufthansa to 'sell', upgrades easyJet
8th Jun 2021 07:56
(Sharecast News) - Goldman Sachs has overhauled its European airline coverage, upgrading easyJet to 'buy' but downgrading British Airways owner International Airlines Group and Lufthansa.
Read morePressure on UK to back carbon pricing for airlines to meet climate targets
7th Jun 2021 09:39
(Sharecast News) - The UK is under increasing pressure from the European Union to end free carbon permits for airlines in order to meet its targets for fighting against climate change.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Delta mutation, Foreign summer holidays, Anglo American
6th Jun 2021 12:20
(Sharecast News) - The decision to reopen on June 21 has been made "more difficult" by the Indian variant's spread to the most dominant variant in the UK, the Health Secretary has said. Matt Hancock told Sky News that the latest advice the Government has received is that the so-called Delta mutation first identified in India is 40 per cent more transmissible than the previously dominant Kent variant. - Sunday Telegraph
Read moreTravel stocks slump as no countries set to be added to green list
3rd Jun 2021 14:44
(Sharecast News) - Travel stocks slumped on Thursday amid reports the government will not be adding any new destinations to its quarantine-free green list when it updates Britons later in the day.
Read moreBoA names EasyJet and IAG 'top picks' ahead of summer pick up in capacity
26th May 2021 12:20
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Bank of America named IAG and EasyJet as their 'top picks' among European airlines in anticipation of a sharp pick up in flights over the summer.
Read moreSpain welcomes UK tourists despite being marked as 'amber' country
24th May 2021 16:16
(Sharecast News) - Spain is rolling out the welcome mat for UK tourists after officials in Madrid lifted restrictions on travel in a bid to boost the country's economy despite being on Downing Street's amber list.
Read moreFriday broker round-up
21st May 2021 12:24
(Sharecast News) - Hotel Chocolat Group: Berenberg reiterates hold with a target price of 390p.
Read moreThursday broker round-up
20th May 2021 13:09
(Sharecast News) - BT Group: Berenberg downgrades to hold with a target price of 175p.
Read moreEasyJet H1 losses widen amid Covid restrictions
20th May 2021 07:34
(Sharecast News) - EasyJet reported a widening of its first-half losses on Thursday, in line with expectations, as the budget airline continues to take a hit from Covid-related restrictions.
Read moreThursday preview: US data, Easyjet in focus
19th May 2021 12:38
(Sharecast News) - The spotlight in financial markets will continue to be trained on the US where two closely-followed high-frequency economic indicators are due out.
Read moreEU agrees to ease travel restrictions on non-EU visitors for summer season
19th May 2021 11:57
(Sharecast News) - European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to ease Covid-19 travel restrictions on non-EU visitors ahead of the summer tourist season, two EU sources said according to Reuters.
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