Strikes happening TODAY: Hundreds of thousands of school and rail workers walk out as students and commuters left stranded February 1, 2023 Hundreds of thousands of workers – including school teachers – are going on strike for what will be the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade. Teachers in England and Wales, who are members of the National Education Union (NEU), will embark on their first day of strikes on Wednesday, which threaten to disrupt more [...]
Virgin Atlantic and British Airways-owner slam Heathrow price cap hike January 31, 2023 Virgin Airlines and British Airways’ owner IAG have slammed the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) decision today to hike Heathrow’s price cap. The regulator announced the hike this morning, raising the cap for 2023 to £31.57 per passenger, up from £30.19. The aviation watchdog said the decision will “protect consumers and give certainty to the airport [...]
Rail strikes: TSSA considers revised pay offer from train companies January 31, 2023 Rail union TSSA has announced it has received two new offers from train operators in a bid to avert further industrial action. TSSA bosses said they will consider the deal – which is now extended to management as well as platform and station staff and is worth nine per cent over two years – and [...]
UK reinstates pre-Covid take-off slot rules and tells airlines ‘use it or lose it’ January 31, 2023 The UK government has reinstated its pre-Covid airport slot rules, telling airlines they will need to use their take-off slots 80 per cent of the time, or face losing them. Also known as landing slots, airport slots are the permission needed by an airline to land or depart from a specific airport at a specific [...]
Delays at Dover and Eurostar trains cancelled as French workers strike again January 31, 2023 Ferry operators today warned customers to expect delays on services between Dover and Calais as France is hit by nationwide strikes for the second time in less than two weeks. Hundreds of thousands of workers – including train drivers, teachers and port workers – have laid down tools against the French government’s decision to raise [...]
Walkout Wednesday: The London bus and train services affected by this week’s strikes January 31, 2023 Hundreds of thousands of workers will go on strike in separate disputes over pay, jobs and conditions in what will be the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade. Teachers, university lecturers, train drivers, civil servants, bus drivers and security guards in seven trade unions will stop work on the same day. [...]
Sadiq Khan: London councils waste money bidding for levelling up cash January 30, 2023 Sadiq Khan accused the government of forcing local councils to waste money bidding for cash as part of the “levelling up fund”. Speaking in front of the Levelling Up Committee, he said councils were criticised if they fail to bid for funding from Westminster, even though only one in five councils is successful. The London [...]
Toyota outsells rival VW by over 21 per cent as world’s largest car maker delivers nearly 10.5 million vehicles in 2022 January 30, 2023 Toyota has been crowned the world’s largest car seller for the third consecutive year,. The Japanese car giant delivered just under 10.5 million vehicles in the last 12 months, 21 per cent higher than Volkswagen’s (VW) 8.3 million sales – which were seven per cent down on last year’s levels and the lowest since 2011 [...]
Ryanair’s profits skyrocket to eye-watering £184.9m as low-cost airline cashes in on strong dollar and Asian tourists January 30, 2023 Ryanair has posted its largest third quarter profit after tax for the winter quarter as a boom in demand helped it soar past pre-Covid levels. In the three months ending 31 December, the Dublin-based carrier reported a pre-tax profit of €211m (£184.9m), up from last year’s loss of €96m. This was also up on the [...]
Three things we learnt from Easyjet and Wizz Air’s results January 29, 2023 The European aviation industry took centre stage last week, with low-cost carriers Easyjet and Wizz Air posting their financial results for the final three months of last year. Both were encouraging, with each firm reporting revenue rises driven by Brits returning to the skies after pandemic travel restrictions. Easyjet’s income jumped to £1.5bn after traveller [...]