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Crewe Hub: options for building on existing connectivity
Seeks views on options which could give Crewe and the surrounding region better access to conventional and high speed rail services.
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London to Scotland service will offer en-suite cabins with sleek new styling, as sleeper trains experience a resurgence
Wales hopes to issue Invitations to Submit Final Tenders for franchise next month
Welsh Government hopes to issue the ITSFT for Wales & Borders franchise before end of September.
Thursday, 31 August 2017
BBC News
- Currency rates hit new low at airport bureaux de changeTravellers buying their currencies at UK airports are being offered as little as 0.86 euros to the pound.
The Guardian
- 'The ladies loos are the worst': why customers hate Luton airportNoise, mess, dodgy signage, rude staff: the list of complaints from dissatisfied passengers goes on and on
Mail Online
- Luton is named the worst UK airport by passengers Luton Airport was given only one star in half of the 10 categories featured in the study by consumer group Which?, including for its range of shops and food outlets, toilets and staff.
London Evening Standard
- London Southend rated best airport serving the capital by customers in study by Which?London Southend is the best airport in the capital, according to a surprising new study.
The York Press
- Yorkshire airport is 'best in the country'A YORKSHIRE airport has been named the best small airport in the country.
Buying Business Travel
- Southend voted top London airport for customer serviceEssex airport beats larger rivals in passenger satisfaction survey
- BA cabin crew strikes set for ‘pause’No further dates for industrial action have been called
- British Airways expands Gatwick long-haul servicesCarrier will add Las Vegas and Toronto as destinations for 2018
Aviation Industry
- Passenger growth boosts Aeroflot Group 1H net profit 17%Russia’s Aeroflot Group has reported a 2017 first-half net income of RUB2.9 billion ($48.9 million), up 17% compared to the year-ago period. read more
- Ryanair calls on authorities to block Lufthansa-airberlin takeoverIrish LCC Ryanair has urged German competition authority (Bundeskartellamt) and the European Union (EU) Commission to block the “stitch-up” between the German government, Lufthansa and airberlin to carve up airberlin’s assets, saying it excludes major competitors and ignores both competition and state aid rules. read more
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