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Tom Watson calls on Chris Grayling to quit over 'grubby' East Coast rail deal
Labour’s deputy leader echoes Andrew Adonis’s call for transport secretary to resign over Virgin and Stagecoach bailout. Labour’s deputy leader, Tom Watson, has called on Chris Grayling to resign as transport secretary over what he described as a “grubby backroom deal to bail out the East Coast line”.
Rail fare rises: Season ticket prices have soared by up to 50% since Tories took power in 2010, Labour reveals
Train travel branded ‘unaffordable for the many’ – with commuters paying up to £2,539 more than at the start of the decade
Heathrow is rolling out stricter environmental charges for airlines while cutting domestic passenger charges
Heathrow Airport announced today it is getting stricter with environmental charges to propel airlines to use cleaner and quieter aircraft.
London Bridge is open! Final section of massive new concourse and five new platforms open to the public as historic redevelopment begins countdown to completion
London Bridge station reopened today after ten days of major engineering work, marking the countdown to completion of the £1bn redevelopment after more than five years of work. The final section of the huge, modern new concourse and the final five platforms opened for the first time, allowing Cannon Street trains to resume calling at the landmark new station.
Sadiq confirms unlimited Hopper bus fare is coming this month
Londoners will soon be able to make unlimited bus and tram journeys within an hour for the price of a single fare, after Mayor Sadiq Khan confirmed a long awaited update to his Hopper ticket will roll-out this month.
Tuesday, 02 January 2018
BBC News
- Volunteers could guard some UK borders, Home Office saysMinisters are
- 2017 'safest year' for air travel as fatalities fallA fatal accident occurred once in every 16 million flights, according to an aviation consultancy
Financial Times
- BA owner IAG to buy insolvent Niki airlineLufthansa pulled out of deal for Air Berlin asset over competition concerns
- BBA Aviation appoints Mark Johnstone as new CEO
The Guardian
- Long queues at US airports as immigration computers go downTwo-hour outage for passport processing on Monday evening not thought to be malicious, authorities sayImmigration desk computers at various US airports went down for about two hours on Monday, causing long lines for travellers entering the United States, according to Customs and Border Protection and posts on social media. Related: Record number of Irish passports issued as Brexit vote spurs demand Continue reading...
The Telegraph
- Heathrow slashes passenger charges on domestic flights in bid for expansioneathrow has slashed the airport charges for passengers on internal routes, as it expands with a new runway while positioning itself as a domestic flight hub.
Times Online
- Fare rises mean commuters lose 13% of salary getting to work [Subscription]Rail commuters face spending a far greater proportion of their income on fares than anyone else in Europe after the biggest price rises since 2013.
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- Heathrow is rolling out stricter environmental charges for airlines while cutting domestic passenger chargesHeathrow Airport announced today it is getting stricter with environmental charges to propel airlines to use cleaner and quieter aircraft.
Buying Business Travel
- IAG closing in on Niki purchaseBA owner in pole position to buy Air Berlin’s Austrian brand
Aviation Industry
- BA owner IAG set to take over NIKIBritish Airways parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) is believed to be on the verge of taking over NIKI, after the administrator handling the Austrian carrier’s insolvency process said Thursday that only one of four bidders remained. read more
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- Ready for take offLeeds Bradford Airport is undergoing somewhat of a renaissance under its new chief executive and industry veteran, David Laws. Bryce Wilcock reports.
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