Transportinfo.org.uk - today's transport news in the uk, hand picked for you each morning

Friday, 31 January 2020

Sky News

• Heathrow boss demands 'lifeline routes' as Flybe row deepensJohn Holland-Kaye has called for government action to preserve crucial domestic routes from Heathrow in a letter seen by Sky News.

Birmingham Post

• Airbus reiterates need for 'regulatory alignment' as ministers make eve of Brexit visit to BroughtonFirst Minister Mark Drakeford and Economy Minister Ken Skates toured the 6,000 worker wing assembly site

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Concern over lack of information in plans to expand Leeds Bradford Airport AIRPORT chiefs of not giving enough information on early plans on Leeds Bradford Airport’s revised £150m renovation.
• Protestors' 'die in' halts Leeds Bradford Airport meeting PROTESTERS opposing plans to expand Leeds Bradford Airport staged a ‘die-in’, causing a Council meeting to be suspended.

Bristol Live

• Why council backs Bristol Airport expansion despite impact on green beltAirport bosses want to extend its seasonal silver zone car park with more than 2,700 spaces for year-round use and build a multi-storey car park

London Evening Standard

• Virgin Atlantic suspends flights between UK and Shanghai for two weeks amid fears over coronavirus spreadingVirgin Atlantic has suspended flights between Britain and China due to fears about the spread of the coronavirus.

Yorkshire Post

• Doncaster Sheffield Airport announces £10m expansion and its own train station amidst growing pressures to reduce carbon emissionsYorkshire's airports are facing growing scrutiny from climate change activists as more expansions are announced for Leeds Bradford and Doncaster Sheffield.

Leeds Live

• 'Not enough detail' in plans for £150M Leeds Bradford Airport expansionResidents also express concerns about impact of expansion on environment

Other News Sources

• Heathrow passengers given option to offset flight emissionsA new ‘Flight Footprint Calculator’ on the Heathrow website aims to allow passengers to easily calculate and offset the carbon footprint of their journey