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Sunday, 25 August 2019

BBC News

• M4 relief road: Cost of new route 'was getting out of hand'Former first minister Carwyn Jones backs his successor's decision to scrap the £1.6bn project.
• Royal Family: From costs to carbon, how do they travel?Amid controversy over private jets, some things you might not know about how the Royal Family gets about.
• City of Derry airport London route to change destinationLoganair flights from the city had been flying into Stansted but they will now be bound for Southend.
• British Airways strikes: Cancelled flights back on after 'email error'Passengers describe
• British Airways strike causes five days of flight cancellationsCustomers received emails saying their flights were cancelled - but many have been unable to rebook.
• Airport security: 3D baggage scanners could end liquid restrictionsAirports must introduce 3D baggage screening before the end of 2022, the government announces.

The Guardian

• BA sorry for sending flight cancellation email to wrong passengers ‘Error’ meant some customers were incorrectly told their flights were cancelled after strike announcement

The Herald

• Services between Glasgow and Edinburgh affected by broken down trainhttps://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17859344.services-glasgow-edinburgh-affected-broken-train/

The Independent

• UK airports set to cut security queues with introduction of new 3D scanning equipmentSystems must be in place by December 2022
• Ryanair named worst brand for customer service in Which? survey Airline comes bottom of 100 British businesses
• British Airways strike: Airline incorrectly told passengers flights were cancelled due to email error Airline apologises for 'confusion and inconvenience' caused

The Scotsman

• Hundreds of ScotRail passengers caught up in Edinburgh Waverley 'shambles'Hundreds of passengers faced "shambolic" major disruption at Waverley station in Edinburgh tonight after a series of train cancellations and a breakdown. Festival-goers trying to get home found themselves packed into trains "like sardines".

Times Online

• Ryanair: you get what you pay for [Subscription]One simple rule: avoid Ryanair! If Ryanair is the only carrier serving a location, choose another location (“We flew to a Titanic show — but the real disaster was Ryanair”, Money, last week). Factor in the necessity to spend another 20% on fares, if necessary. I’m speaking from bitter experience, along with thousands of others! Victor Kuss, via thesundaytimes.co.uk
• Scrapping HS2 will derail Javid’s infrastructure plan [Subscription]Sajid Javid is a man with a plan, and he is not keeping it secret. The chancellor may only have been in office for a month, but that, after all, can be a long time in politics. He has already made it clear, when asked, that his aim is to undertake a big increase in infrastructure spending, irrespective of the Brexit outcome.
• Passenger fury as planned BA pilot strike sparks chaos [Subscription]Strike action called by pilots at British Airways caused chaos yesterday as passengers struggled to get through to the airline to find out about their journeys, or were told in error that their flights had been cancelled.

Reuters News

• Britain sends another warship to boost presence in the GulfBritain is sending another warship to the Gulf to defend freedom of navigation, the defence minister said on Saturday, after Iran seized a British-flagged tanker in the region.
• PM Johnson orders airport scanner upgrade by 2022British Prime Minister Johnson on Saturday ordered all British airports to upgrade to the latest 3-D baggage scanning technology by December 2022.

Mail Online

• Airline bosses 'flew an EMPTY aircraft 123 miles to Norfolk to pick up unwitting Prince William and Kate because they wanted Flybe branding on royal journey - not a smaller partner airline'Budget airline bosses ordered an empty plane to be flown to pick up the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children to take them on holiday to Scotland, it was claimed last night.
• Holidaymakers face FIVE days of British Airways chaos as airline cancels flights over pilot strike - with disruption extending to both sides of the three-day walkoutThe British Airways summer strike has wreaked yet more misery on holidaymakers after flights were cancelled on days where there is no scheduled pilot walkout.

Sky News

• 'Sort out this mess': BA told to take action after flight cancellation gaffeA consumer group has told British Airways to "sort out this mess" after mix-ups with flight cancellations ahead of next month's pilots' strike.
• Liquid restrictions to end at UK airports thanks to new technologyAir passengers will no longer have to take liquids and laptops out of their carry-on bags under new rules coming into force for UK airports to upgrade their security scanners.

London Evening Standard

• British Airways strikes: Airline apologises for email error announcing wrong flight cancellations British Airways has apologised after an

Kent Online

• Wouldham residents plan traffic protestsWouldham residents have had enough of traffic thundering through their narrow High Street and adjacent roads.
• Lorry crash halts trains in Ramsgate and MargateTrains travelling between two seaside towns were halted after a lorry crashed into a railway bridge.

North Wales Live

• British Airways heritage Airbus will take part in international air display flypastThe retro A319 has been painted to mark British Airways’ centenary and will fly at the Jersey show

EIN News Subscription

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• Harry and Meghan tried, but can we really make our flights carbon neutral? … meetings or will travel within Europe by train. “I just thought … flight from Norwich to Aberdeen. Budget airlines are more carbon efficient per … the media for using a budget airline for their family holiday. Photograph …
• Apple's Dangerous MacBook Pro Flight Ban Generates More Airport Chaos … Thai safety policy strictly prohibits passengers from bringing older generation 15 … airlines and airports about the recalled batteries, including Vietnam’s CAAV and Europe … may not be enough. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents help travelers …
• 3D scanners 'will cut hassle at Britain's big airports' when they are launched in three years' time  … cutting-edge security equipment is introduced to all major UK airports. Boris … network in Europe, with millions of people passing through our airports every year … Having passed through security more quickly, and with less hassle, passengers will be able …
• British Airways strike: What to do if your flight has been cancelled British Airways has published advice on its website for passengers affected by planned strike action across three days in September. A list of frequently asked questions, including information about refunds and rebooking, was published after it was …
• Airline turns back time with retro liveries to celebrate centenary of first international service … British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and British European Airways (BEA) … predecessors British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and British European Airways (BEA). The … August 25, 1919, when Aircraft Transport and Travel Limited launched the …
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• British travellers could get their own dedicated passport lines at UK airports … tangible benefits of quitting the EU. The decision to kick-start … by the Transport Secretary, on introducing UK-only queues at airports’. The … lanes with all other non-EU citizens when they go to … the formal end of the EU’s freedom of movement policy …