Britain reaches deal to stay in Interrail scheme following row August 8, 2019 Britain will keep its membership of the European Interrail scheme following a row in which the UK rail body claims it was pushed out. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents UK train operators, said it had reached an agreement with Eurail, the company that runs the scheme that allows travel across Europe with a [...]
British Airways warns customers of ‘knock-on’ disruption after IT glitch August 8, 2019 British Airways has warned customers there may be some “knock-on” disruption after an IT glitch caused chaos at London airports yesterday. BA said it planned to run a normal schedule but that passengers should check their flight status on its website for updates. Read more: British Airways IT outage forces airline to cancel flights Passengers [...]
British Airways’ IT glitch rounds off a terrible week for the airline August 7, 2019 British Airways has tonight fixed the IT glitch that led to hundreds of cancelled flights earlier today, but industry experts say the damage to its reputation has already been done. About 117 flights were cancelled at Heathrow and 10 at Gatwick, with hundreds more delayed, leading to frustrated and stranded passengers. Read more: British Airways [...]
Rail firms could seek costs after government scraps franchise bidding August 7, 2019 Two train firms could seek to recover costs from the government after it scrapped the bidding process for one of the UK’s largest rail franchises. The Department for Transport (DfT) insists there is no recourse for the rail firms as they enter into the bidding process at their own risk. Read more: Scrapped: Government cancels [...]
Commuters braced for another rail fare hike August 7, 2019 Commuters are braced for a three per cent rail fare hike next week, despite a slump in the punctuality of trains. The rail industry is expected to announce next Wednesday that rail fares will increase by about three per cent, pegged to the Retail Price Index (RPI). Read more: MPs call on government to scrap [...]
Watchdog tells firms to go ‘above and beyond’ law to co-operate in investigations August 6, 2019 The fraud watchdog has told firms they will need to go “above and beyond what the law requires” if they want to co-operate with its investigations. Guidance of corporate co-operation released by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) states that firms need to be willing to identify any individuals suspected of wrongdoing “regardless of their seniority [...]
Users of Gospel Oak to Barking line get month of free travel following delays August 6, 2019 Users of a London Overground line that has been beset by delays and setbacks have been given a month of free travel as compensation. London mayor Sadiq Khan requested free travel for the users of the Gospel Oak to Barking line, which will now be in place from 31 August to 1 October. Read more: [...]
Ryanair passenger numbers climb to 14.8m in July August 6, 2019 Ryanair’s passenger numbers grew to 14.8m In July, a nine per cent increase on the same period the year before. Ryanair carried 14.2m passengers, while Lauda, the low-cost Austrian airline acquired by Ryanair, carried 600,000. Read more: Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary warns of job losses over Brexit and Boeing woes Ryanair operated over 81,000 scheduled flights [...]
Chaos averted as union calls off tomorrow’s Heathrow strike August 5, 2019 The 24-hour strike that was due to force Heathrow into shutdown has been called off. Unite the union had been engaged in talks with senior Heathrow personnel about averting the strikes, which would have been carried out by more than 4,000 workers, including security guards, firefighters and engineers. A Heathrow spokesperson said: “Unite has chosen [...]
Donald Trump admits ‘more has to be done’ in wake of mass shootings August 5, 2019 Donald Trump has admitted that “perhaps more has to be done” to tackle America’s gun problem after two mass shootings took place over the weekend. The president was speaking after two separate incidents in the US claimed the lives of 29 people. Read more: Far-right website 8chan down as Cloudfare pulls support after mass shootings [...]
