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Air miles should be axed to deter frequent fliers, advises report

UK climate body says policy would target heavy users but not penalise occasional flyersAir miles schemes should be axed as they encourage jetsetters to take extra flights in a bid to maintain “privileged traveller status�, according to a report commissioned by the government’s climate change advisers.An “escalating Air Miles Levy� should also be introduced to rein in the number of trips taken by frequent flyers, without penalising those taking an annual holiday, with the income raised to be invested into low-carbon aviation technology. Continue reading...

The 10 biggest improvements Transport For Wales says it has made since took over rail services

It is a year to the day since the operator took over from Arriva Trains Wales running commuter services in Wales

Rail franchising set to face the axe in 2020

THE passenger rail franchising system set up as part of privatisation in the 1990s is set to be abolished, as one of the measures to be announced in the Queen™s Speech today. In advance of the State Opening of Parliament, the government has revealed that it wants to scrap rail franchising, replacing it by a model focused on ˜performance and reliability™. Further details will probably have to await proposals from the Department for Transport, which is also due to publish the outcome of the Williams Review in the next few weeks