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May 28th - What’s wrong with air passengers’ rights rules?
Air passengers’ rights rules have been around for a couple of decades now – spurring the creation of a side industry in claims handling. Companies su…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
May 27th - Are budget airlines being unkind to passengers with "hidden charges" for cabin baggage?
A pan-European consumer group is urging the EU to force airlines to allow passengers to bring a wheelie bag on board planes as well as a smaller item…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
May 26th - First train in Great British Railways colours departs London Waterloo
I was on board the 6.14am train to Shepperton, along with the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander. What is the big idea behind renationalising the r…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
May 23rd - Summer flight disruption: easyJet spells out what it's doing to minimise delays
The boss of Britain's biggest budget airline, easyJet, reveals pre-emptive action:
Sharper turns between arrival and departure.
Spare parts and planes …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
May 22nd - Summer travellers warned: strikes and overbooking could hit your holiday flight
I have been talking once again to Gediminas Žiemelis, boss of Avia Solutions Group – which runs 14 different airlines including Ascend of the UK. He'…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
May 21st - Stratford, east London: gateway to Europe?
The transport tech giant Uber is to take on Eurostar through the Channel Tunnel – but you may need an Uber to reach the departure station in east Lon…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
May 20th - How much??? Why it makes sense for airlines to price a one-hour flight at close to £1,000
Many people grumble at soaring air fares. But if an airline is setting fares at a preposterous level, such as £900-plus from London to Edinburgh, tha…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
May 19th - Rotterdam has a new must-visit enticement
Fenix, which has just had its opening weekend, is a breathtaking new museum that explores the deep-rooted human instinct of migration. “In every fami…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Special Podcast - A new British airline is taking to the skies
A giant Airbus A380 plane in the colours of Global Airlines will lift off from Glasgow airport in Scotland, destination New York JFK. The founder, bu…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
May 14th - There are bitey things all over the world’ – but mosquitoes are the worst
As the UK basks in unusually warm weather, everyone is in holiday mood. But beware the natural world, says the doyenne of travel health, Dr Jane Wils…
11 months, 4 weeks ago