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Sunday, 17 July 2022

BBC News

• Alderney airport invite public to see behind the scenesPeople on Alderney have been invited to a behind the scenes tour of the only airport on the island. Alderney airport will host a "major community event" for the public to see recent work done to its runway and potential future work to modernise it.
• Disabled TfW rail passenger told to sit by train doorsCameron Wood says he was left feeling travel sick and unsafe during two trips on trains in Wales.
• Edinburgh Airport suspends helpline over baggage backlog abuseEdinburgh Airport says some passengers have been abusing staff about their missing luggage.

Department for Transport

• Transport Secretary sets out protections for passengers with new aviation charterThe new charter will act as a one-stop shop so air passengers know their rights for their entire journey.

The Guardian

• Red wall Tories warn: honour levelling up pledges or we'll lose the next electionSenior Conservatives in northern seats warn leadership contenders that they must stand by the government's investment promises. Senior Tories in “red wall” seats have warned Conservative leadership candidates that the party will lose the next general election unless they re-commit to level up the country and boost investment in the UK’s deprived regions.
• Climate chief Alok Sharma warns: I may quit if new PM dumps net zero pledgeThe cabinet minister and Cop26 president could resign if the new Tory leader fails to commit to a strong green agendaThe cabinet minister who led last year’s landmark Cop26 UN climate summit has made a dramatic intervention in the Tory leadership race, suggesting he could resign if the incoming prime minister fails to commit to a strong agenda on the climate crisis.In an interview with the Observer, Alok Sharma said a total commitment to the net zero agenda from whoever is to lead the country would be essential to avoid “incredible damageâ€� to Britain’s global standing, as well as irreversible ...

The Telegraph

• ‘Critical’ congestion levels for sea freight keep prices stubbornly high [subscription]Pandemic-era stockpiling may be over, but port congestion will take months to fully ease

Times Online

• Travel chaos won’t bother Heathrow, the ATM with runways attached [subscription]What other business could land billions of pounds in dividends while having endless dogfights with its customers? Heathrow is unique. Britain’s only hub airport accounts for three quarters of the UK’s long-haul flights. That allows it to be insouciant about decisions such as its imposition of a 100,000 cap on daily passenger numbers last week. Having cut thousands of jobs in the pandemic, the airport is now suffering staff shortages so severe it has asked airlines to stop selling summer tickets.

Reuters News

• UK launches aviation charter to address airport disruptionThe British government launched an "Aviation Passenger Charter" on Sunday to help passengers know their rights if they are faced with problems at airports after the widespread disruption seen this year.

City AM

• Avoid travelling in heatwave, warns Network RailNetwork Rail has warned that passengers in England and Wales should travel only if necessary during next week's scorching heatwave. The post Avoid travelling in heatwave, warns Network Rail appeared first on CityAM.

Daily Record

• Edinburgh Airport phone lines suspended as staff 'verbally abused by passengers’Airport bosses said the helpline was designed for queries about services for which it was responsible - car parks, wheelchair provision and shops - but not baggage.

The Mirror

• Gatwick Airport passengers 'pass out' as delays leave them waiting 'without air con'Disgruntled easyJet passengers also voiced their displeasure after claiming they were stranded on the tarmac as air traffic issues continues to wreak havoc across the country

Bristol Live

• easyJet cancellations: Airline apologises 'disorganised mess' seeing Bristol passengers stranded in MadeiraThe airline has apologised for the disruption

Manchester Evening News

• 'It can take an hour to go five miles': The Greater Manchester town with gridlocked traffic and trains only twice a weekOn a sunny Wednesday morning in Denton, you might expect to see the town's train station packed with commuters and shoppers making their way into Manchester or nearby Ashton.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• First Aberdeen to conduct site visit over Countesswell bus safety concernsCalls for bus reroute to be scrapped over safety concerns Picture supplied by Liam Kerr.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• The other West Midlands Metro tram extension projects as new Birmingham stops openTrams will start running on the West Midlands Metro's Birmingham extension today.The network, which connects Wolverhampton, Wednesbury, West Bromwich and Birmingham, has been extended at the far end of the route.

Blackpool Gazette

• Blackpool Transport cancels number of bus services due to 'ongoing staff shortages’A number of bus services were cancelled by Blackpool Transport due to ongoing staff shortages.

Other Regional Press

• Doncaster Sheffield Airport: £20m loan to owner stalled after request to see its booksA £20m loan of taxpayers’ money to the owner of Doncaster Sheffield Airport stalled after a request was made to see its books, it has emerged.
• North Yorkshire bus services ‘facing potential cliff-edge’Bus services in a county which failed to secure any money to improve services in the government’s high-profile Bus Back Better scheme are now facing “a potential cliff-edge”, North Yorkshire’s transport boss has warned.
• Motorway speed limit reduction and Sunday driving ban to tackle reliance on oil suggestedIncluded in the plan is a ban on driving cars in cities every Sunday, as well as a suggestion to cut speed limits on motorways by 6mph

Rail Magazine

• £370 million Solihull Interchange contract awardedLaing O’Rourke has been awarded the £370 million contract to build the new interchange station at Solihull in the West Midlands.

Other News Sources

• Helston Railway plan to connect train service to Water-ma-TroutHelston Railway is becoming closer to achieving its dream of linking to the town with a train service – albeit one just for fun at this stage.
• UK launches aviation charter to address airport disruptionLONDON (Reuters) - The British government launched an "Aviation Passenger Charter" on Sunday to help passengers know their rights if they are faced with problems at airports after the widespread disruption seen this year.
• 28 miles of road resurfacing work under way in East SussexRESURFACING works on 28 miles of road is underway as part of a £2.1 million project.