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HS2 redundancy pay 'shocking waste' of taxpayer cash
Overpayments totalling £1.76m were made to 94 people, a committee of MPs says.
Ghost railway axed in Beeching cuts could be reopened
Bid to improve transport infrastructure could also see island airport linked up to main coast line
Transport Secretary under fire after he says funding is higher in the North
Transport Secretary wrote to MPs with good news about transport funding, but the reality was slightly different
Friday, 15 December 2017
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- Suitcase journey through East Midlands AirportHandlers deal with more than one million items of luggage a year at East Midlands Airport.
- Niki Austrian airline failure strands many passengersAbout 5,000 passengers are stuck abroad after the Austrian airline opens insolvency proceedings.
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- Four of the world's eight happiest airports are in the UK (but none are in London)Most people associate airports with long waits, overpriced food, lengthy treks to terminals and pottering around in WHSmiths.
- Ryanair has bowed to pressure and agreed to recognise pilots' unionsEmbattled Ryanair said today it will recognise pilots' unions - as strikes threatened to cause travel misery for thousands of passengers over the Christmas period.
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- Ryanair pilots to spark chaos by striking five days before Christmas Trade union Impact said it would either disrupt flights or generate substantial costs for the airline
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- Eurowings to offer business classFull-flat bed seats to feature on long-haul routes
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- Delta orders 100 A321neos valued at $12.7 billion; selects GTF enginesDelta Air Lines has placed a firm order for 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft, ending speculation on what was perhaps the most heated aircraft order campaign waged between Airbus and Boeing in recent months. read more
- UK and China expand air linksThe UK and China have announced a major expansion of air connections between the two nations. read more
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- Heathrow third runway: Anti-expansion group vows "tough proposals" to reduce impacts of third runway Tough proposals in order to reduce the impact of a third runway at Heathrow Airport have been promised by opponents of the expansion.
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