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Saturday, 02 July 2022

BBC News

• ScotRail reveal six-figure salaries of senior executivesThe operator, which was nationalised in April, is required to disclose how much its top staff earn.
• Aer Lingus: Nine return flights cancelled due to Covid spikeReturn flights from Dublin to Amsterdam, Gatwick, Brussels and Birmingham were cancelled.
• 'Huge support' for new Manchester to Lancashire rail linkSome 86% of people polled are in favour of a new line connecting the city with East Lancashire.
• Manchester Airport back at 2019 standards by autumn, new boss saysManchester Airport's new chief says it will return to pre-pandemic standards after the summer.
• Rail strikes: No rush to call for more action, says unionThe RMT's comments follow last week's industrial action which caused travel disruption across the UK.

Financial Times

• Covid could not sink cruise lines - but they now face an iceberg of debtPassenger bookings have bounced back but the industry’s balance sheets are far from shipshape
• London City airport looks to expand to meet post-Covid recovery in travelPlans to ease existing controls on weekend and early flights likely to hit resistance
• Airbus agrees multibillion-dollar package of deals with Chinese carriersEuropean manufacturer in major coup over US rival Boeing as it lands $37bn series of agreements to sell 292 jets to Beijing
• Ryanair chief warns fares will rise for 5 years because flying is ’too cheap’Low-cost pioneer O’Leary blames high oil prices and environmental charges for increases

The Guardian

• British Airways says Heathrow slot changes ’help provide certainty’ for passengersReports say airline’s services are likely to be the most heavily affected by cancellationsBritish Airways has responded to reports its Heathrow services are expected to bear the brunt of new cancellations by saying it welcomes the new measures allowing them to take place.It comes after another week of travel chaos at Heathrow when the airport ordered flights to be cancelled because it could not handle them. On Thursday and Friday, passengers at the airport complained of long queues, cancelled flights and lost baggage as ’schedule intervention’ and disruptions at UK airports were exacerbated by...

The Independent

• Drivers handed record 8.6 million parking tickets by private firms in a yearThe figure is an increase of more than 50% compared with four years earlier.
• British Airways ’welcomes new measures’ for more Heathrow flight cancellationsThousands of holiday-makers are continuing to face travel chaos at airports.

The Telegraph

• Holiday chaos as airlines axe more flights

Times Online

• Aer Lingus cancels 25 Dublin flights amid spike in Covid cases [subscription]Aer Lingus yesterday cancelled a swathe of flights to and from Dublin, capping off a week of disrupted travel for the Irish carrier’s passengers.

Daily Record

• Scots taxi firm axes disabled services after new law bans them from charging extraIt comes after a change in the law designed to help wheelchair users led to some cab companies threatening to take cars out of service altogether.
• Staff corridors at Scotland's biggest airport crammed full of luggageStaff say there is nowhere else they can store passengers’ belongings due to the huge amount of baggage passing through the airport.

Mail Online

• Warnings that holidays EVERYWHERE in Europe will be thrown into chaosFlyers who are already grappling with mass cancellations at Britain's biggest airports will now have to brace for chaos at airports across Europe, in countries including France and Spain.

The Mirror

• Brits' holiday plans in danger as more flight cancellations to be announced by airlinesBritish Airways' services at Heathrow will reportedly bear the brunt of the new wave of cancellations, which have been triggered by an amnesty on take-off and landing slots

Sky News

• Drivers handed 'eye-watering' 8.6 million parking tickets by private firms in a yearDrivers have been handed a record 8.6 million parking tickets across Britain by private firms in just 12 months.
• More flight cancellations as airlines re-work schedules in line with slot amnestyFrustrated travellers face more flight cancellations over the coming weeks, as airlines rush to re-work their schedules.

Birmingham Post

• New Manchester Airport boss talks delays and queues after taking on top jobChris Woodroofe used to help run London Gatwick

Northern Echo

• Security queues at Leeds Bradford Airport 'horrendous', Jet2 holidaygoer says“They did make sure we all got on our flight so they did pull people through.

The York Press

• Call to 'get on' with trial of electric shuttle bus to boost York accessA YORK councillor has urged the city to ’get on with it’ and carry out a trial of an electric shuttle bus to boost access to the city centre for people with mobility issues.

Wales Online

• Welsh Government to conduct safety review of A40 in Raglan after several serious crashesThe road has been labelled dangerous and 'no longer fit for purpose' after multiple incidents in recent months
• Passengers complain of overcrowding on Great Western Railway servicesPassengers reported having to stand in the aisles

Bucks Free Press

• Carousel Buses announce NEW Bucks routeA bus operator has revealed its new bus route in the county after a campaign by residents and councillors.

Cambridge News

• The 'ridiculous' Cambridge bus lane that's running rings around Cambridge residentsThe bus lane on Silver Street is making road users go the long way round

Leeds Live

• Jet2 flight approaching Yorkshire declares mid-air emergency and is forced to make U-turn - how it happenedIt's believed that a bird strike has resulted in an engine problem, with the plane, which was en route to Antalya, Turkey, forced to make a U-turn

Other Regional Press

• M4 road closures affecting Wiltshire drivers this weekend: July 1-3There will be a few road closures on the M4 over the weekend of July 1-3
• Group to protest against fuel prices near Taunton and BridgwaterA GROUP of protesters ’will be blocking all three lanes of the motorway’ near Taunton’ and Bridgwater against the ’idiculous’ price of fuel.
• Plans for new underground link between Southampton and Netley railway linesAMBITIOUS plans for an underground rail link in Southampton - akin to London's tube network - have been revealed as part of a £45bn transport plan.
• New £3.2bn price tag on bringing Crossrail to KentA new study has calculated the cost of what it would take to extend the Elizabeth Line to north Kent and put the county on the underground map.

Railnews

• Green light for major Transpennine improvements Improvements on the Transpennine route in West Yorkshire have been given the green light, after a Transport and Works Act order was signed by the transport secretary on 27 June, six months earlier than planned. The cost of the upgrades was described as ’multi-billion’ by Network Rail, which said it was the ’biggest milestone’ so far on the Transpennine Route Upgrade programme.

Other News Sources

• Bus services boosted as rail strikes force switchMany passengers used buses instead after rail services across the country were halted on three days last week because of industrial action by the RMT   Transdev Blazefield reported a 52% increase in passengers on its Cityzap route on June 23   The impact of strike action by 40,000 RMT members at Network Rail and 13 train operating companies over three days last week appears to have boosted bus use. Transdev Blazefield reported a 52% increase in passengers on its flagship Cityzap route between York and Leeds on the second rail strike day (June 23). This followed a 40.5% increase on th...
• Transport for Wales trains moved from Craven Arms crash siteNEW pictures and video show charred trains being moved from a crash site on the line between Hereford and Shrewsbury.
• Gatwick Airport: Full list of cancelled flights as easyJet strikes affect flights to and from SpainThe industrial action is due to take place over three weekends in July
• Heathrow airport: British Airways ’welcomes new measures’ for more flight cancellationsIt means passengers will get 'certainty' as airline can consolidate its quieter flights well in advance

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• Paris Airport Workers’ Strike Adds to European Flying Mayhem There seems to be no end in sight for airlines' summer of misery - especially as the industry is failing to solve the problems driving staffing shortages and flight cancellations. Rashaad Jorden Airport workers went on strike at Paris’ main …