Airline shares soar on Covid vaccine optimism
4 years, 1 month ago

Airline shares soar on Covid vaccine optimism

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Airline and holiday company shares have surged on optimistic news from Pfizer and BioNTech that their coronavirus vaccine may be more than 90 per cent effective. Tui, Europe’s biggest holiday company, saw a gain of 31 per cent in just 15 minutes. Even Norwegian, which had begun the day warning that the government had refused any more funding, saw its value increase by 48 per cent, though on a very low base.

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Tui: Holiday prices soar by a quarter says Europe’s biggest travel firm
2 years ago

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Canada has scrapped Covid travel restrictions
2 years, 2 months ago

Canada has scrapped Covid travel restrictions

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France reopens to unvaccinated travellers
2 years, 8 months ago

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Spain, France and Norway ease Covid travel rules
2 years, 10 months ago

Spain, France and Norway ease Covid travel rules

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Foreign jabs to be good enough for travel – but only from December
3 years, 1 month ago

Foreign jabs to be good enough for travel – but only from December

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UK hotels won’t return to pre-pandemic trading levels until 2023, figures indicate
3 years, 2 months ago

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Moderna has no plans to share its COVID-19 vaccine recipe
3 years, 2 months ago

Moderna has no plans to share its COVID-19 vaccine recipe

The Independent  

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Cop26: World’s most vulnerable still waiting on UK to meet vaccine promise, campaigners say
3 years, 3 months ago

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Fears for European holidays grow as EU leaders back Merkel’s call for ‘coordinated’ Covid restrictions
3 years, 5 months ago

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COVID-19 Vaccines to Play Vital Role In Recovery of Travel and Aviation Industry: Vistara CEO
3 years, 6 months ago

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3 years, 10 months ago

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Airlines eye ‘enormous pent-up demand’ for travel this summer
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Coronavirus: Every UK adult could have both jabs by August, head of vaccine taskforce says
3 years, 10 months ago

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Travel industry fury at warning of ‘no holidays until everyone is vaccinated’
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Travel industry fury at warning of ‘no holidays until everyone is vaccinated’

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Airline says it has vaccinated all crew against Covid
3 years, 10 months ago

Airline says it has vaccinated all crew against Covid

The Independent  

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Scottish Spanish flu survivor receives coronavirus vaccine
3 years, 11 months ago

Scottish Spanish flu survivor receives coronavirus vaccine

The Independent  

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TiE Global Summit: 250+ Investors Meet Entrepreneurs on 8 December
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India Today  

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