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Passengers take wings at Heathrow as airport sees growth despite Brexit headwinds
London’s main airport Heathrow showed its 29th consecutive month of record growth in March as passengers headed for Africa and North America helped push up figures.
Stagecoach threatens legal action after rail franchise bids spurned by Chris Grayling
Stagecoach is threatening legal action after the government spurned bids for three rail franchises in a row over pensions.
ORR: passenger complaint levels remain stable
The number of passenger complaints per 100,000 journeys for franchised operators fell to 29.7 in the third quarter of 2018-19, according to the latest statistics released by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
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- Passengers take wings at Heathrow as airport sees growth despite Brexit headwindsLondon’s main airport Heathrow showed its 29th consecutive month of record growth in March as passengers headed for Africa and North America helped push up figures.
- Amey 'makes fresh £300m bid' for freedom from Birmingham roadworks contractOutsourcer Amey has offered £300m to Birmingham city council in a bid to free itself from a 25-year contract to repair roads in the city, according to reports.
- Biggin Hill boss says Britain must become more competitive as Brexit causes private jet slumpLondon's business aviation market is down 5.5 per cent on last year as uncertainty around Brexit continues to bite, a boss at one of London's busiest private jet airports has said.
- Gatwick Christmas drone attack was possible inside job, says airport's response chiefA drone attack at Gatwick airport which brought 140,000 people’s Christmas travel plans to a standstill was an inside job, according to its chief operating officer.
- Stagecoach threatens legal action after rail franchise bids spurned by Chris GraylingStagecoach is threatening legal action after the government spurned bids for three rail franchises in a row over pensions.
The National
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This is Money
- Stagecoach ups the ante with a legal threat to the Government as it's disqualified from bidding on three rail contractsStagecoach has upped the ante in its battle with the Government after it was disqualified at the 11th hour from bidding for three rail contracts over a row about pensions liabilities.
Birmingham Mail
- The most common reasons for Birmingham train delays revealed amid spate of Brexit-related incidentsIn total, they equated to roughly 87 hours of wasted train time - or more than three days
London Evening Standard
- Easter weekend 2019 travel: Planned closures across Tube, train and bus routes for Bank Holiday weekend Londoners are facing the possibility of a disrupted Easter weekend as Transport for London plans a series of closures across their routes.
- Gatwick drone attack was inside job, airport's chief suggestsThe Gatwick drone attack which caused Christmas misery for hundreds of thousands of travellers was possibly an inside job, the airport's chief has said.
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Stagecoach demands answers from Grayling over exclusion from train franchise biddingStagecoach has claimed that Transport Secretary Chris Grayling’s decision to exclude it from bidding on train franchises has shaken public confidence in the Government’s procurement process.
Yorkshire Post
- Jayne Dowle: North may be more united if HS2 ends up in sidingsAs MPs prepared to leave Westminster for their Easter recess, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury fired an interesting shot across the bows.
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Rail Magazine
- ORR: passenger complaint levels remain stableThe number of passenger complaints per 100,000 journeys for franchised operators fell to 29.7 in the third quarter of 2018-19, according to the latest statistics released by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
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The Business Desk
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Aviation Industry
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