Earlier this month, the right wing of an Emirates flight was seriously damaged after a suspected mid-air collision with a drone as it was landing at Nice Cote D’Azur airport. It’s one of many recent incidents that involve drones interfering with aviation – and experts warn that the situation is far from improving. Though the latest incident is particularly worrying because it seems to have involved actual contact, the risk from drones to aviation is much more far-reaching than collisions...

There was a brief moment, after the pandemic, where it seemed that cleanliness would remain a priority for businesses. Airlines were using “electrostatic spray” to obliterate bacteria, boarding was a staggered affair and hand sanitiser was available on demand. But new data from Which? suggests that some airlines are now far from beacons of hygiene. It’s the low cost airlines that fare worst in Which?’s survey. Some 8,046 readers were asked about their recent flying experience, giving airlines...