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‘Head Out to Help Out’ plans for £1 rail fares and 20pc off-peak cuts [subscription]
Train firms are due to offer £1 fares under radical plans being considered by ministers to get Britons back onto the railways.
Lib Dems look to rev up demand for electric vehicles in Scotland [subscription]
Scottish ministers have been urged to introduce better incentives for motorists to buy electric vehicles (EVs) if an ambitious target to remove petrol and diesel cars from Scotland’s roads is to be met.
Sunday, 20 September 2020
BBC News
- Covid: Jobs threat at Cardiff Bus after passenger slumpMore than 20% of jobs could be axed from Cardiff's council-owned bus operator due to a drop in passengers because of the coronavirus crisis.
- Coronavirus: Fears 1,800 NI aerospace jobs 'at risk'NI's first and deputy first ministers call on Boris Johnson to set up an aerospace taskforce.
- British Airways accused of snubbing refund requestA passenger is told she had accepted vouchers, although BA's website did not list them as an option.
Financial Times
- Bike retailers saddled with lower margins in state cycle schemeComplaints by manufacturers lead to talks with Cycle to Work providers about size of commissions
The Guardian
- May I have a word about the rebranding of Thomas Cook | Jonathan BouquetThe travel company is now online only - but fear not: customer-centricity is uppermost in its mind. This week's prize-winning perpetrator of marketing speak is the former Thomas Cook group strategy and technology director, Alan French, talking about the rebranding of the travel group. Our new business will combine fantastic UK based customer service with an updated operating model protected by Atol and with the backing of a multibillion-dollar organisation.
The Telegraph
- Here’s how to save Heathrow - Jock Lowe [subscription]Heathrow has spent profligately in recent years, but airlines and taxpayers cannot foot the bill now it’s in trouble. As if Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, does not have enough to worry about, here is something else: Heathrow airport needs rescuing.
- ‘Head Out to Help Out’ plans for £1 rail fares and 20pc off-peak cuts [subscription]Train firms are due to offer £1 fares under radical plans being considered by ministers to get Britons back onto the railways.
Times Online
- Cycle to Work middlemen saddle buyers with huge fees [subscription]Cyclists who use a tax break intended to encourage more people to ride to work are being charged commissions and fees that can cost hundreds of pounds per bike.
- Lib Dems look to rev up demand for electric vehicles in Scotland [subscription]Scottish ministers have been urged to introduce better incentives for motorists to buy electric vehicles (EVs) if an ambitious target to remove petrol and diesel cars from Scotland’s roads is to be met.
This is Money
- Thousands of British Airways cabin crew vote to accept pay cuts as firm battles to surviveThousands of British Airways cabin crew have voted to accept pay cuts as the firm battles to survive.
Bolton News
- Ryanair cancels dozens of October flights - what to do if you're affected Ryanair have confirmed it will cancel dozens of flights as part of a plan to further reduce its operations due to coronavirus travel restrictions.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- More cars moved from Snowdonia as parking prompts emergency service warningGwynedd Council warned that drivers who park irresponsibly could be fined
Derby Telegraph
- Future of Derbyshire tourist attraction secured by emergency grantHeritage railway has been awarded more than £100,000
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Carmakers warn failure to agree EU trade deal would cause 'devastation'Boris Johnson has said the UK could fail to sign a free trade deal with the EU
Nottingham Evening Post
- Why Nottingham could be getting faster train servicesA Network Rail report features the scheme in a wider clean transport vision.
Other Regional Press
- New train ticket allows passengers to only pay for journeys they useA NEW Flexi-Travel ticket has been launched to enable rail commuters in the West Midlands to only pay for the journeys they use.
- LETTER - If we didn't have an airport would we build one?WINCHESTER MP Steve Brine says (Echo, 17 Sep) he backs the airport's proposed expansion because it is "now actually needed to allow the airport to survive full stop".
- Changes to the rail network: will they improve Richmond's connectivity?The South West Londoner stakes their social and work life on South Western Railway.
- Police investigate 'suspicious' bus blazeThe first pictures of a raging bus fire have emerged as police continue to investigate the 'suspicious' incident.
- ‘We need speed camera to catch reckless drivers’Residents are calling for a speed camera to be installed on a road dubbed one of Britain’s most dangerous - amid ongoing safety revamps.
Aviation Industry
- Risks, resilience and the future of aviationClimate change creates numerous risks, and aviation emissions – generated by only a small percentage of the global population – creates both CO2 and non-CO2 impacts on the climate. It …
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- What my first flight in four months told me about the future of travelFlying these days is totally different from before the pandemic, argues one writer – but in many ways it may be better. Health standards are higher, airports are not overcrowded and the decision to get on a plane is no longer something done on a whim.
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