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Passengers were left abandoned and humiliated after operator banned staff from providing assistance. Eurostar has reversed a new accessibility policy that left a wheelchair user stranded and has retrained its London staff following pressure from the Observer.
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Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is to return to Britain’s railways by launching services on the west coast mainline — the route that the billionaire was booted off by ministers five years ago.
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- Workers at East Midlands Airport face 'unacceptable abuse' - unionAirport workers are facing "unacceptable" levels of abuse, a union has claimed.
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Timescale to find investor for closed site extendedThe timescale to find an investor to help re-open Doncaster Sheffield Airport has been extended, the Mayor of Doncaster Ros Jones has said.
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- British investor in talks to buy 49% share in Teesside International AirportMichael Flacks wants to transform the facility into a cargo, repair and maintenance hub
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- easyJet to open 10th UK base at London Southend Airport next spring signalling continued UK growtheasyJet has today announced it will be expanding its UK network by opening a three-aircraft base at London Southend next March. The investment will create around 130 direct jobs for pilots and crew in the UK and support many more indirect jobs.
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