Uber says a quarter of Londoners ditching car ownership have done due to alternatives November 28, 2016 More than a quarter of Londoners who have ditched their cars have done because of alternatives such as Uber, new research by the on-demand taxi service claims. A YouGov poll of 1,000 residents in the capital for the startup found 28 per cent of those who no longer own a car, but used to, said it was down to using [...]
Piccadilly Line delays will continue on Monday November 27, 2016 Piccadilly Line trains will continue to be disrupted on Monday morning disrupting thousands of commuters heading to work during rush hour. Trouble with trains on Friday brought misery to travellers heading home for the week, and that's set to continue. Nearly half the trains on the line which runs from Heathrow in West London to [...]
Network Rail reveals huge growth in retail sales at London’s railway stations November 25, 2016 Retail sales at London's railway stations have grown at a titanic 17 times the high-street average, despite the number of passengers visiting them remaining the same. Sales during the three months since Britain's vote to leave the EU grew at 3.7 per cent across Network Rail's 10 London stations. This compares with high-street growth of just [...]
Shares in Fastjet are nosediving after the chairman took off ahead of another fundraising round November 25, 2016 Shares in troubled African budget airline Fastjet nosedived today after chairman Colin Child stepped down, warning of a "challenging trading environment". Shares fell as much as 17 per cent, to 14.4p, after the company said it will need to raise further capital – just months after it raised £15m. It said it will complete its [...]
Looking for deals on flights? Here are some of the best deals for Black Friday from British Airways and Ryanair November 25, 2016 Forget snapping up a heavily discounted perfume you've never actually tried. It's not just the big retailers getting involved in Black Friday with deals. And some of the biggest airlines have a range of offers lined up for Black Friday, so if you're feeling fed up of the wind and the cold and are looking to [...]
UK rail reliability figures driven off track by Southern rail chaos November 24, 2016 A new report from the Office of Rail and Road looking into the punctuality of UK rail service has found performance was “generally poor”, marred by ongoing troubles with Southern rail. Southern owner Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) proved the biggest trouble to performance ratings – it carries a fifth of passengers across England and Wales and [...]
Lufthansa pilots extend strike into a fourth day as thousands of flights are cancelled November 24, 2016 Pilots are set to cause Lufthansa and travellers more headaches into the weekend, after saying they intended to extend strike action until Saturday. It started on Wednesday, after last-ditch efforts by the airline to secure an injunction from a German court failed, with 900 flights cancelled then and a further 912 today. Now the pilots' [...]
Flybe records spike in last-minute flights after Storm Angus travel chaos November 24, 2016 Storm Angus has caused havoc for the UK over the past few days, after the nation braced itself for 80mph winds and flooding. But Flybe's found a silver lining – well, for itself anyway. The Exeter-based airline reported a 77 per cent increase in last-minute sales this week for routes from Cardiff and Exeter to London City [...]
Ryanair ditches travel search engine Momondo after breach of contract November 24, 2016 Ryanair has revoked a licencing agreement with travel search engine Momondo following a breach of contract. The company "urged customers to book directly on the Ryanair.com website". It had previously granted a non-exclusive licence to Momondo to display Ryanair's fares for price comparison purposes, one of a number of travel websites including Hipmunk, Dohop and Skyscanner [...]
The DfT lends Network Rail millions every day. But it’s ok, the rail network is going to last for longer… November 24, 2016 Over £9m of public money is being lent every day to the company that runs Britain's ageing rail infrastructure. Network Rail drew down £1.6bn from a department for transport (DfT) facility over the last six months according to the company's – or non-departmental government body's – half-year accounts. This was on top of the £1.9bn of grant [...]