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Will Brits ever trust Boris Johnson again?

Boris Johnson clearly wants to draw a line under the fiascoes of Britain’s handling of the pandemic and return to the “boosterism” for which he is best known. And as is often the case, his instinct is right. Doing so will be crucial to putting the economy firmly on a path to recovery. The UK downgraded its coronavirus alert level, ...

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Covid-19: Aeromexico mulls bankruptcy as travel plunges

Bloomberg Grupo Aeromexico SAB is considering a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in the US as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the airline industry, said people familiar with the matter. The Mexican carrier is weighing its options and no final decision has been made, the people said, asking not to be named because the discussions are private. The company is working to ...

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Spirit fined for calling customers ‘volunteers’

Bloomberg Spirit Airlines Inc misclassified as “volunteers” more than 1,000 people who were denied boarding against their will on oversold flights, the US Transportation Department said in announcing a fine against the carrier. The department said consumer complaints filed with its Office of Aviation Consumer Protection showed the budget carrier required that passengers bumped from flights sign waivers or documents ...

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