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Almost £17 million is to be spent on 1,500 new electric charge points for vehicles and more than 100 green buses, the First Minister has said.
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The head of the northern section of HS2 is to quit as it emerged that legislation to build the line to Manchester and Leeds would be delayed by a year.
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- Airline Jet2 creates 300 new jobs in Glasgow and EdinburghAdditional cabin crew and ground staff will be based at Glasgow and Edinburgh airports in summer 2019.
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- Jet2 to recruit 350 extra airport staffJET2 is recruiting 3,000 extra staff with 350 alone to be employed at Leeds-Bradford Airport as part of its expansion plans.
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- Jet2 announces over 130 jobs to be created at Edinburgh AirportJet2 has announced that they will be creating 130 local jobs at Edinburgh Airport as part of a recruitment drive.
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- UK lifts personal electronic device restrictions on some Cairo flightsThe UK government has lifted restrictions on passengers bringing large personal electronic devices (PEDs) into the cabin of UK-bound flights from Cairo—but apparently only on British Airways services. read more
- United raises baggage fees, following JetBlue, Air Canada and WestJetChicago-based United Airlines became the latest North American carrier to raise checked bag fees, as airlines contend with lower revenues amid climbing prices for jet fuel. read more
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- Heathrow to act as test bed for green corridors and plastic-waste roadsHeathrow Airport is set to install innovative road surfacing made from recycled plastic waste alongside "green corridors", after announcing the winners of its inaugural Sustainable Innovation Prize.
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