Ski season triggers rush to book private jet mountain getaways December 2, 2016 Private charter airlines are cashing in on Brits jetting off for the start of the ski season. So far this ski season there has been a 46 per cent increase in bookings from the UK to charter jets to airports with transfers to some of Europe’s most expensive and popular ski resorts such as Verbier [...]
Has the plunging pound pumped up Bridgestone tyre prices? December 1, 2016 First the cost of a holidays abroad, then a pot of Marmite. Now the price of tyres is on the rise. One of Britain's best known automotive brands, Bridgestone, today said it would be increasing the price of its tyres. Read more: #Marmitegate: Tesco boss warns suppliers against hiking prices An extra three per cent would [...]
Merry Christmas everyone: RMT union has changed its Southern strike dates to a 48-hour walkout on 19 December December 1, 2016 The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has changed its strike dates on Southern rail. It has called off a three day walkout from 22 December and instead announced 48 hours of industrial action from 19 December, following consultation with reps and members. RMT's general secretary Mick Cash said: "Our guards on Southern are in daily contact [...]
Cyclists on Blackfriars Bridge up 55 per cent since introduction of cycle superhighway December 1, 2016 Since the construction of the North-South cycle superhighway, the number of cyclists on Blackfriars Bridge has increased by 55 per cent during peak periods. They now account for up to 70 per cent of all the traffic on the bridge at the busiest times, according to figures from Transport for London. And on the East-West superhighway, [...]
Ryanair wants to undercut package holiday market with launch of Ryanair Holidays December 1, 2016 Watch out Thomas Cook? Ryanair has launched a package holiday service, called, you guessed it: "Ryanair Holidays". This forms part of its master plan to become the "Amazon of air travel", according to the company. It is offering its 119m customers flights, accommodation and transfer packages, partnering with Spain-based tour operator Logitravel and accommodation provider World2Meet. [...]
Transport for London hits back at Chris Grayling’s dismissal of Heathrow costs December 1, 2016 Transport for London (TfL) has hit back at the transport secretary, after he branded its cost estimates for rail and road improvements around Heathrow expansion "ludicrous". The Airports Commission had estimated that surface infrastructure changes would cost £5bn, but TfL responded by saying the figure underestimated the cost and required changes would cost in the realms of [...]
Chris Grayling promises compensation for Southern passengers and slams “politically motivated” industrial action December 1, 2016 Transport secretary Chris Grayling has described more proposed industrial action on Southern as "politically motivated" and "designed to create maximum disruption". In a letter to Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown received yesterday, Grayling said: "We cannot allow the unions to dictate how or whether the railways should be modernised or not. They are seeking the [...]
Reduce motorway speed limit and ditch speed bumps to tackle air pollution, says UK health body December 1, 2016 Why would a UK health body want the government to ditch speed bumps? According to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice), it's a great way to cut air pollution. That's not all: a new report from Nice points to evidence from the Netherlands that slashing the speed limit to 50mph on motorways in [...]
China has hit supercar owners with a 10 per cent tax as it cracks down on luxury December 1, 2016 China's crackdown on luxury just went up a gear. It's imposed an additional 10 per cent tax on super cars, so the likes of Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin and Ferrari are all affected. The tax will be applied to cars costing more than 1.3m yuan (£151,024) and is part of an effort to clamp down [...]
Chris Grayling has called TfL’s Heathrow expansion cost estimates “ludicrous” December 1, 2016 Chris Grayling has called Transport for London's (TfL) predicted costs for improving road and rail links for the Heathrow expansion "ludicrous". Giving evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee on Heathrow's third runway, the transport secretary discussed warnings from TfL that making such improvements could cost up to £20bn. The Airports Commission has estimated surface infrastructure changes [...]