try to block a woman from travelling from her state and prohibits herfrom seeking medical help she needs to a state that provides that care, the federal government will act to protect her bedrock rights. and more than a million people are expected to gather on the streets on london today for pride, as the lgbt+ community marks 50 years since the first march. hello, and welcome to bbc news. there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers this summer with more flights set to be cancelled in the coming weeks at heathrow, the uk s busiest airport. the cuts are expected as airlines change their schedules ahead of the busy school holiday period. manchester airport s new boss has warned that peak time queues will continue over the summer months. the department for transport said it is focused on minimising disruption for passengers this summer , and that as part of this, it was working with airports on when it could be appropriate to allow additional night flights, whic
ryanair and easyjet. after two years of covid rules, this should be a summer of escape. but for holiday makers, there is fears of delays and cancellations are not going away. simon calderjoins us now with more on the travel disruptions faced by millions. simon, welcome to give. the chaos isn tjust at heathrow, is it? it is across europe. isn tjust at heathrow, is it? it is across europe. yes, let s go for the hotots, across europe. yes, let s go for the hotpots, gatwick across europe. yes, let s go for the hotpots, gatwick airport across europe. yes, let s go for the hotpots, gatwick airport once - across europe. yes, let s go for the i hotpots, gatwick airport once again seen lots of cancellations today on what should be the first weekend, the first one for three years, of course, and we have seen how wafer flights cancelled by easyjet. mostly, they gave people a few days notice also from gatwick. heathrow
today, the tourism minister saying australia is the best country in the world and we are delighted to welcome back international visitors. but there is a catch. first of all, it s tricky to get in, still, impossible if you are not fully vaccinated and secondly, air fares have gone up, i paid £1200 return, i cannot remember the last time i paid more than £1000 return ticket to sydney and on top of that they do not have visitors coming in from china and new zealand before the pandemic, were absolutely their top market for incoming tourists. so there is a long way to go and a lot of people saying, australia cannot suddenly go from ok, everybody keep out to come back, you are welcome. it does not work like that. it does not work like that. simon, aood to it does not work like that. simon, good to hear it does not work like that. simon, good to hear from it does not work like that. simon, good to hear from you it does not work like that. simon, good to hear from you as - it does no
actually discuss things that you don t normally discuss. so one, it s about the business side of it, but then again, it s building bonds with the guys in birmingham. so yeah, it is important. the debate about if, when and by how much restrictions should be lifted goes on. meanwhile, what was once mandatory now becomes discretionary. the decisions are all ours to make. john maguire, bbc news. it s been a long time coming almost two years, but from today most of australia with the exception of western australia will open its borders to vaccinated international tourists. nine million foreign visitors visited australia each year prior to covid, but the country closed its borders in march 2020, crippling the tourism industry. simon calderjoins us now. hello to
was on whiz air, setting up of five aircraft base year in competition against both easyjet, the main airline, and also ba, british airways, they ended their european flights here two years ago, they are now looking up from tuesday on boards with a new, effectively kind of budget operation, which they promise will deliver the same standards as normal british airways but at lower prices. so it will be quite competitive from here. but every thing seems to be going smoothly, apart from, would you believe, the railways. we you the main line from london victoria would not be working today because of engineering works, but there is an alternative service from london bridge. due to staff shortages there was a 2.5 year gap between trains, so taxi drivers have been running a shuttle service on the 28 mile journey from london.- shuttle service on the 28 mile journey from london. simon, you mentioned journey from london. simon, you mentioned staff journey from london. simon, you mentioned staf