Heathrow passengers brace for summer travel chaos as BA staff are expected to vote on strike action May 18, 2022 Passengers travelling through Heathrow might need to brace for a chaotic summer at the airport as British Airways’ (BA) check in and ground staff are set to vote on strike action. Members of unions GMB and Unite are expected to vote in the next few weeks on whether to go on strike later this summer, [...]
Ryanair loses legal battle against Condor bailout funding May 18, 2022 Ryanair has lost its legal battle to have bailout funding provided by the EU to German charter airline Condor ruled unlawful. The EU’s General Court said today the aid package was legitimate and that Ryanair failed to demonstrate the European Commission had mishandled funds when bailing the charter airline out. “The applicant did not succeed [...]
Fuel hikes leave UK drivers with £700 less in their pockets May 18, 2022 Fuel prices spiking to record levels will leave UK drivers with £700 less per year, according to used car buying service ChooseMyCar.com. Figures revealed that the cost of filling up has increased by £25 per tank, resulting in a yearly range of between £525 and £700 for a car with an average mileage of 13,000 [...]
Bank Holiday chaos as Tube workers prepare to strike during Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration May 18, 2022 Londoners might need to brace for a chaotic Bank Holiday as the union RMT announced a strike for the Queen’s Jubilee. Tube workers voted in favour of a 24-hour industrial action on 3 June at Euston and Green Park stations, which are set to be packed with people attending the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The RMT [...]
UK travel and tourism sector to create 700,000 jobs within next decade May 18, 2022 The UK travel and tourism sector is expected to create 700,000 jobs within the next decade, according to a report published today. Forecasts from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) predict that 70,000 new industry jobs will be created in the country per year, up from the 16,000 created last year. WTTC figures predict [...]
Cars should be banned from parking on pavement because of ‘discriminatory’ impact May 18, 2022 Cars should be banned from parking on the pavement because of the “discriminatory impact” the practice has on people, according to a report published today. Commissioned by sustainable transport charity Sustrans, the study highlights that people are put off walking because of the large amounts of cars parked on the pavement. Around 70 per cent [...]
Uber’s Jamie Heywood steps down as Northern Europe regional manager May 17, 2022 Uber’s Jamie Heywood announced he was stepping down as the company’s regional general manager for Northern Europe after four years in the job. Heywood said he would leave the company next month to work on a book project, according to a memo seen by Sky News. The executive added that he was leaving Uber’s UK [...]
Passengers brace for Platinum Jubilee travel chaos as rail operators warn of engineering works May 17, 2022 Passengers coming to London will need to brace for travel chaos as rail operators warn of engineering works planned during the Bank Holiday weekend. Travellers were warned to check before they travelled into the capital for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee as services on several routes are expected to experience cancellations and disruption. Southern services between [...]
Business travel is back as card spending recovers from pandemic May 17, 2022 Business travel recovery is on its way back as card spending has recovered following the easing of Covid travel restrictions. According to American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), in the last three weeks of April card spending reached 72 per cent of 2019 levels, going up 11 percentage points compared with the last week [...]
PM calls on industry to build Crossrail 2 following Elizabeth line opening May 17, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on the industry to build Crossrail 2 on the same day he attended the Elizabeth line’s opening. Johnson said the government would back the project but businesses would need to come up with a plan to pay for it. “The real thing for us now is to think about [...]
