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September 26th - Gatwick Grounds Flights: The Impact of Staff Shortage
With 30% of Gatwick's air-traffic controllers falling ill, we're seeing unprecedented disruptions. In this episode, I'll walk you through the emergin…
2 years, 7 months ago
Sep 25th - Scottish National Gallery project
I’ve been given a preview of the Scottish Galleries at the National in Edinburgh, Scotland’s leading art museum. From Saturday 30 September, you will…
2 years, 7 months ago
September 22nd - An ode to carpooling
Compulsory car-sharing has been officially scrapped by the prime minister. The announcement took many in transport circles by surprise, since the onl…
2 years, 7 months ago
September 21st - Out go the green taxes on travel, though did they ever exist?
Rishi Sunak told the public on Wednesday. “The proposal to create new taxes to discourage flying – I’ve scrapped that.” I was unaware of any governme…
2 years, 7 months ago
September 20th - Strikes & Shifts: The Balance of Transport Rights
In today's chat, I tackle the Tube and National Rail strikes. Whilst the right to strike is clear, what about the traveller's right to reliable trans…
2 years, 7 months ago
September 19th - Ryanair still won't compromise
Ryanair are back in the news with the airline’s no-compromise attitude to online check-in. This concerns Damian Lloyd and his family, who were told t…
2 years, 7 months ago
September 18th - The future of travel with emerging tech
I’m exploring the technological future of travel with brainbox Kate Doodson, joint chief executive of Cosmic UK – a social enterprise that works with…
2 years, 7 months ago
September 15th - Another air traffic control problem hits Gatwick
Gatwick: Another night of chaos for thousands of passengers after an air-traffic controller went sick. It was the third bout of air-traffic control d…
2 years, 7 months ago
September 14th - Abolishing peak-time rail tickets
Scotland is to abolish peak-time rail fares for a six-month trial.
The only “walk-up” fare for immediate purchase and travel will be the cheaper off-p…
2 years, 8 months ago
September 13th - World’s best-connected airports
At the start of 2023, I asked the aviation data analysts, Cirium, for the top 20 airports by unique destinations. This week, I asked the brainy boffi…
2 years, 8 months ago