gatwick airport is still much quieter— charlotte? quieter than _ charlotte? gatwick airport is still much quieter than before - charlotte? gatwick airport is still much quieter than before the i much quieter than before the pandemic but the thousands of people arriving here today will be affected by these new restrictions and many have told us they did not know about them before they had got to the departure airport or even before they sat on the plane. these passengers here at gatwick are some of the first to be affected by these new rules. the omicron variant was only reported to the who last week, but its impact is already being felt. anyone coming into the uk apart from those inside the common travel area will now have to take a pcr test by the end of the second day after their arrival, and they will have to isolate until they receive a negative result — another blow for the travel industry. it is unwelcome news, of course, for everyone, but i don't think we can say that this would never happen, because i think there was always a

gatwick airort is the new rules are making. gatwick airport is still— the new rules are making.t _ the new rules are making. gatwick airport is still out lot _ the new rules are making. gatwick airport is still out lot more - the new rules are making. gatwick airport is still out lot more quiet . airport is still out lot more quiet thanit airport is still out lot more quiet than it was before the pandemic. thousands of people arriving here today will be affected by these new rules. anyone arriving into the uk apart from coming from the common travel area, the channel islands and ireland, will have to take a pcr test at the end of the second day after their arrival and then they'll have to isolate until they get a negative result. that means you will have to pay for the pcr test, it is not an nhs scheme, but from a private company. not everyone is happy with these new rules, including the first ministers of wales and scotland, they'd like to see people isolating for eight days, taking a pcr test on the eighth day, a second one, and then isolating until they get a negative result.

guy: what about gatwick?de a tough decision in march of last year to focus our efforts at heathrow. it is a hub airport that allows us to connect more freely with other airlines and our partners. we will return to gatwick when we have filled up the capacity here at heathrow. we should be at full capacity in terms of the number of sectors and number of seats versus 2019, by april 2022. after that, when demand returns for leisure travel, we will probably move a bit into gatwick and still maintain focus on heathrow. guy: you talk about demand returning for leisure travel. i imagine, as you mentioned, we will see friends and family, pent up demand. what about business travel? windows that starts start to come back in a meaningful way -- when does that start to come back in a meaningful way? shai: it has started to come back. first are the medium and small enterprises, the large are figuring out what they want to do. we expect things to change. we see a full return of the business traveler probably in 2023, maybe

a public inquiry is opened after undercoverfilming by the bbc at a migrant—removal centre at gatwickwed abuse of detainees. 100 days of the taliban — we are looking at lives under the new regime. and it falls to ronaldo! he's done it again! and cristiano ronaldo lifts the gloom as manchester united win in europe — after sacking their manager. and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel... a lot of love for paris. mauricio pochettino says he's happy at psg — and quashes rumours linking him to manchester united. good evening. people in northern ireland are again being asked to work from home where possible as part of a tightening of covid measures. northern ireland has the highest infection rate in the uk, and it's been climbing in recent days, with ministers at stormont saying that hospital admissions are up and will increase further in the coming weeks. scotland's first minister today said the vaccine passport system for entry to hospitality venues would not be extended, as cases there have fallen slightly. but all four uk nations are on alert in the face of rising covid numb

we will return to gatwick when we fill up the capacity here in heathrow.apacity in terms of the number of sectors and the number of people versus 2019 by april 2022. and after that, when demand returns for leisure travel, we'll probably move a bit into gatwick, still focus on heathrow. francine: bloomberg's guy johnson speaking to the virgin atlantic chief executive as the transatlantic route reopens. senior officials from the communist party are currently meeting in beijing for what's expected to be a hugely expected meeting. for more, we are joined by bloomberg's enda curran. good morning, good afternoon to you. thanks as always for staying late. what is the main take away from the tray data? enda: well, the trade data was bumper. we've seen exports, record trade surplus now for china. remember, despite all the commentary and concern around the ongoing supply chain crunch, manufacturers facing their, domestically china had an energy crunch for some months. that seems to be easing now. of course, soaring prices for these manufacturers, having to develop v

gatwick is interesting, because clearly the worry is human life threat. but what's underdocumented is that over 60 million pounds was lost in operations over the three days that they were on again, off again. and the faa is actively working this problem. they're counting drone sightings. that's purely visual drone sightings across the u.s. and they're noting 74% -- we're on track for a 74% increase in drone activity across airports in the u.s., based purely on that visual sighting. so again, what can you do about it? the issue with radar is they have many false positives. they see a bird, they see a plane, they see a drone. it's really hard for a pure radar solution to determine whether it's a drone or not a drone. that's where you need a specialist like dedrone. >> so you're detecting them through radiofrequencies. are you working directly with drone makers like dji? >> we often reverse engineer the drone frequencies and other, as you say, tells or marks that drones give, you're exactly right. >> one measure of how seriously people are taking your compan

the mistreatment of people at an immigration removal centre at gatwick airport is the subject of a publichich opened today. it comes after bbc panorama broadcast undercover footage in 2017 showing assaults, humiliation and verbal abuse of detainees by officers at brook house in sussex. this report from our home affairs correspondent tom symonds contains distressing images from the start. brooke house were ex— prisoners and asylum seekers are held before they are deported. in 2017, a custody officer... went undercoverfor 2017, a custody officer... went undercover for the bbc�*s app panorama, filming incidents like this, a suicidal man put in a joking neck hold. and more. including verbal abuse by staff and detainees suffering mental health breakdowns. still a concern even last year. according to this former detainee who we have agreed not to name. i detainee who we have agreed not to name. ., , , to name. i would hurt myself because i— to name. i would hurt myself because i was _ to name. i would hurt myself because i was stuck - to name. i would hurt myself because i was stuck in - to nam

these passengers here at gatwick as some of the first to be affected by these new rules.o the world health organization last week but its impact is already being felt. anyone coming into the uk, apart from those inside the common travel area, will now have to take a pcr test by the end of the second day after their arrival and they will have to isolate until they receive a negative result. another blow for the travel industry. it is unwelcome news of cause _ the travel industry. it is unwelcome news of cause for _ the travel industry. it is unwelcome news of cause for everyone. - the travel industry. it is unwelcome news of cause for everyone. but - news of cause for everyone. but i don't think we can say that, you know, we could say that this would never happen because i think there was always a possibility it could happen. for was always a possibility it could ha en. ., , was always a possibility it could hauen. ., , , , happen. for these passengers, it is a necessary — happen. for these passengers, it is a necessary inconvenience. - happen. for these passengers, it is

when you walk through gatwick airport, a major uk airport, only one terminal is open.here isn't the number of travellers you'd expect to see at the airport especially in the run—up to christmas, lots of people coming back to see family. so travel companies rightly are very concerned. it's important to say that britain isn't the only country doing this — for example, if you are fancying a quick holiday to switzerland, bad news. you'll have to isolate for ten days when you get there until the let you out in switzerland. also spain from tomorrow, you must be double vaccinated to be let back into the country. japan essentially has closed its borders. then you have read list countries, ten countries in africa including south africa, the president very annoyed there that they've essentially been placed on this red list in britain and many other countries where they have to quarantine in a hotel and isolate until they are allowed to leave. charlotte, thank you. let's get more from mike tildesley, who's a professor of infectious disease modelling at the university of warwick,

a public inquiry has opened into the mistreatment of people at an immigration removal centre at gatwick in 2017 showing alleged assaults, humiliation and verbal abuse of detainees by officers at brook house in sussex. this report from our home affairs correspondent tom symonds contains distresing images from the start. brook house, where ex prisoners and asylum seekers are held before they are deported. in 2017, a custody officer went undercover here for the bbc�*s panorama, filming incidents like this. a man who has taken the drug spice, mocked. and much more, including physical abuse by staff, and detainees suffering mental health breakdowns. that is still a concern, even last year, according to this former detainee whom we have agreed not to name. i to this former detainee whom we have agreed not to name.— agreed not to name. i was stuck in there, agreed not to name. i was stuck in there. i didn't _ agreed not to name. i was stuck in there, i didn't know— agreed not to name. i was stuck in there, i didn't know when - agreed not to name. i was stuck in there, i didn't know when i - ag

we're live at london's gatwick airport. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with rosemary church. >>> and we begin with new fallout from the music festival in houston, texas, that turned deadly. a concert goer that says he was injured at the event has filed a lawsuit against rapper travis scott, entertainment company live nation and the concert promoter. it seeks more than $1 million in damages to be determined by a jury. authorities, meanwhile, have launched a criminal investigation. thousands of fans were pressing towards the stage and we're now learning that scott continued to perform for nearly 40 minutes after the first reports of injuries. after approximately half an hour after authorities declared the concert a mass casualty event. outside the ven sue a growing memorial to those who were killed and hurt in the crush. mourners have been laying down flowers, photos, notes and candles. cnn's rosa flores has more details. >> reporter: more witnesses are coming forward to share their experiences at houston's astro world friday night where eight people died and h

business groups have written to the transport secretary, pledging their support for gatwick airport'sy runway into use by 2029, a move which the gatwick diamond group says will bring economic benefits to the area. 0pponents argue the plans would be environmentally damaging. it's remembrance sunday this weekend, when the nation remembers those who died in conflict, including the second world war. in woolwich, they're raising money for a memorial to remember the men and women from the commonwealth who came forward to serve in the forces. bbc london has been speaking to 96—year—old gilbert clarke, who left jamaica aged 17 tojoin the raf. you know, it's something you had to do. bombs dropping, noise, almost every night, there's a big explosion. that's once you've gone down. at first, you know, you'd be terrified. but then after a while you get used to it. well, if you're heading out on public transport this morning, this is how tfl services are looking right now. 0n the tube there are minor delays on the circle and metropolitan lines. and thejubilee line is part suspended finchley road to

a public inquiry is opened after undercoverfilming by the bbc at a migrant—removal centre at gatwick

are thousands of people arriving on overnight flights this morning to heathrow and manchester and gatwickmoment. claire, what do you make of the government's reaction _ moment. claire, what do you make of the government's reaction to - moment. claire, what do you make of the government's reaction to this i the government's reaction to this new variant? we don't know a lot about it yet in the travel industry is one of those saying that these measures are too heavy. would you agree? it measures are too heavy. would you a a ree? , measures are too heavy. would you aaree? , . ., agree? it is challenging. the rationale _ agree? it is challenging. the rationale behind _ agree? it is challenging. the rationale behind needing i agree? it is challenging. the rationale behind needing a i agree? it is challenging. the i rationale behind needing a pcr agree? it is challenging. the - rationale behind needing a pcr test is that anybody who does return from somewhere with covid will know what strain of covid they have and that will help us monitor whether or not a cron is spreading and coming further in

those people will arrive in various airports, probably heathrow, possibly gatwick, and then they willy. should those people be allowed to, however hard it is on those individuals, should they be allowed to come and have we learned the lesson, you talk about swift reaction, would you have wanted those people kept in quarantine even as they arrived this morning? $5 as they arrived this morning? is home secretary, i would have been saying to my officials that i want that deadline in place as quickly as is practically possible. i'm not privy to the advice that has been given as to whether day—to—day was actually —— whether midday today was the earliest possible, but whatever the earliest possible, but whatever the earliest possible, but whatever the earliest time practically is, thatis the earliest time practically is, that is what has to be. i listened carefully to the health secretary last night who said that of course, those people arriving have to take pcr tests, urging them to be responsible and do that. i do think as well the government needs to reassure that it has a plan going for