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Sunday, 01 October 2017

BBC News

• Monarch package holidays protection extended for 24 hoursMonarch Airlines has been granted a 24-hour extension on its licence to sell package holidays.
• Air France plane engine fails over AtlanticAn Air France flight from Paris to Los Angeles was forced to make a sudden diversion when it lost part of an engine over the Atlantic.
• Is Europe's ghostliest train station about to rise again?It was one of the world's most opulent railway stations, sitting imposingly on the French-Spanish border - but then it fell into disrepair. Now, writes Chris Bockman, the building is showing new signs of life.
• How advertisers are now targeting women in Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia's ban on women driving will end in June next year, creating a potentially huge new market for car makers.

The Guardian

• Monarch given 24-hour extension to its licence to sell package holidaysBritish low-cost airline and holiday company in process of renewing its Air Travel Organiser’s LicenceMonarch has been granted a 24-hour extension to its licence to sell package holidays. The low-cost airline and holiday company had a deadline of midnight on Saturday 30 September before its Air Travel Organiser’s Licence (Atol) expired. This allows the firm to sell Atol-protected holidays. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said: “We can confirm that Atol protection will remain available for eligible holiday bookings made with Monarch on Sunday.â€� This means that holidaymakers can buy Atol-prot...
• Ryanair barring passengers from new compensation flight offerAirline facing claims it issued refunds without telling customers they could switch airlines. Ryanair was facing a fresh backlash on Saturday as customers complained they had been told they were ineligible for an improved compensation offer for cancelled flights.Among those affected by more than 20,000 flight cancellations, travellers who had initially opted for a refund on the cost of their

The Telegraph

• How Uber ended up fighting for its life in LondonAt 2pm on June 11 2014, London ground to a halt. Thousands of black cab drivers brought traffic to a standstill at landmarks including Leicester Square and the Houses of Parliament, in one of the trade’s biggest-ever mass demonstrations.

Times Online

• Uber must handle a backseat driver with care [Subscription]Take one vain, testosterone-driven chief executive. Add a series of scandals, ranging from alleged industrial espionage to widespread sexual discrimination. Then sack him, while he has taken time off to grieve the death of his mother, who was killed in a bizarre boating accident.
• John Laing to cash in with PFI sale of Hitachi trains [Subscription]The co-owner of an £8bn PFI deal to build high-speed trains is considering cashing in at a huge profit — before the trains have hit the tracks.
• Rescue for 100,000 tourists as Monarch Airlines faces collapse [Subscription]Bosses at Monarch Airlines were given 24 hours to save the low-cost carrier yesterday as officials raced to put together a rescue plan for up to 100,000 holidaymakers who could be stranded overseas.

Mail Online

• Ryanair could replace flights with buses The airline has promised to ensure refunds to 750,000 passengers after cancelling 20,000 flights. Rules dictate Ryanair could offer to pay for trains, car hire or even buses.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Caernarfon's train station is taking shape with new planned opening dateThe steel frame of the Welsh Highland Railway is being erected

Other Regional Press

• HS2 shut my hotel, says owner evicted from 80 year old business'It’s crazy, nobody wants it! It feels like it’s a monster, just self-propelling'
• North Somerset left with the ‘crumbs’ in plans to improve infrastructureNorth Somerset Council has ‘made life harder and shut itself out of key decisions on infrastructure’ as other districts in the South West look to tackle their road and rail issues.

Transportxtra

• Rival visions championed for Heathrow southern rail accessRival plans are taking shape for a southern rail link to Heathrow Airport.
• Rival visions championed for Heathrow southern rail accessRival plans are taking shape for a southern rail link to Heathrow Airport.

Other News Sources

• Grayling slams Ryanair as he applauds HS2 budget triumphCUSTOMERS should think twice about flying Ryanair, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said.
• In the long run, Uber will cut 40,000 jobs in LondonUber is working on a driverless car network that could eventually replace all 40,000 Uber drivers in London.
• The project restoring London Underground’s Art-Deco era trainsA train that hasn’t moved for nearly 50 years could be about to make a dramatic return to the London Underground — the Q-Stock is returning.