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CMAL seek £1.5bn to attempt to fix Scotland's ferry fiasco
SCOTLAND'S ferries fiasco will cost an 'eyewatering' £1.5bn to attempt to fix over ten years, as the state-controlled ferry owners admit the lifleline network has suffered from "many years" of under-investment.
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Boris Johnson is backing plans to rip up trade union laws that prohibit employers from breaking strike action by drafting in temporary workers.
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- Ministers are to blame for airport chaos, says IAG chief Luis Gallego [subscription]The boss of British Airways owner IAG argues Covid and Brexit play a role in airport disruption
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- EasyJet pilots say travel chaos could get worse this summerTravel chaos could worsen during the summer, easyJet’s pilots have told the airline. Members of the French SNPL pilots’ union working for the low-cost carrier sent a letter to chief executive Johan Lundgren arguing the situation will continue to worsen, as easyJet reported “unprecedented chaos” and “operational meltdowns” over the last few weeks, the i [...] The post EasyJet pilots say travel chaos could get worse this summer appeared first on CityAM.
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- The airlines at Heathrow Airport that will let you change your flight for free including British Airways and TuiWe've all had some travel panic, and with covid still lingering around, sometimes a last-minute flight change is necessary, but which airlines will let you do it at no extra cost?
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