Public trust in airlines and travel firms at record low, says Which? May 20, 2020 Public trust in the UK’s airlines and travel companies has dropped to a record low as passengers struggle to get refunds due to the coronavirus pandemic, new research from Which? has found. According to a survey of 2,000 people, just 22 per cent of the public trust travel firms and airlines at the moment, with [...]
Global renewable energy growth to fall for first time in two decades May 20, 2020 The growth in new renewable energy capacity will slow for the first time in two decades, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has found, due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. In a new report, the IEA found that around the world, countries and contractors will build fewer wind turbines and solar plants, with lockdown measures limiting [...]
HS2’s new west London mega-hub gets planning go-ahead May 19, 2020 HS2’s west London rail hub at Old Oak Common has this evening received planning approval from the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation. The green light means that work can progress on building what will be the largest new railway station ever built in the UK. The station will have 14 platforms, a mix [...]
Lufthansa says hundreds of planes will remain grounded until 2023 May 19, 2020 German state airline Lufthansa has said that hundreds of its aircraft will remain grounded until 2023 due to the prolonged impact of coronavirus on global aviation. In a letter to staff seen by Reuters, the flag carrier said that next year would see 300 of its 763 planes grounded, with the number falling to 200 [...]
Tourism industry pushes for October bank holiday to fill £37bn hole May 19, 2020 The government is considering plans for an extra bank holiday in October to give some respite to the UK’s battered tourism industry. The proposal has been spearheaded by Visit Britain, the UK’s tourism agency, whose acting head today told MPs that the industry was on course to lose £37bn this year. Speaking to the Digital, [...]
Hackers steal 9m Easyjet customers’ data in cyber attack May 19, 2020 Low-cost airline Easyjet said this morning that hackers had obtained the email and travel details of 9m customers, and the credit card details of a further 2,000. In a statement, the firm said: “There is no evidence that any personal information of any nature has been misused. “However, we are communicating with the approximately 9m [...]
Luggage brand Antler collapses into administration May 19, 2020 Luggage brand Antler has become the latest victim of the coronavirus crisis, collapsing into administration today due to the collapse in international travel. Big four auditor KPMG has been appointed as the administrator for the brand, which is over a century old. Administrators have already made 164 of the firm’s 199 staff redundant, KPMG said [...]
Homeserve sees revenue rise by double digit margin May 19, 2020 Home repairs firm Homeserve saw its revenue increase by a double digit margin in the last financial year, saying its prospects remained strong despite the coronavirus crisis. The FTSE 250 firm added that it had not seen a big increase in cancellations due to the disease, but had stopped its large marketing campaigns as a [...]
Donald Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine as anti-coronavirus measure May 19, 2020 US president Donald Trump has revealed that he has been taking malaria treatment hydroxychloroquine as a preventative medicine against coronavirus despite medical warnings against the drug. Speaking to reporters yesterday, the president revealed that he has been taking the treatment for the past week and a half. Trump was an early advocate of using the [...]
Uber to cut nearly 7,000 employees as firm seeks to consolidate core activities May 18, 2020 Ride-hailing firm Uber will cut nearly 7,000 employees, its chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi said in an email to employees, in a bid to remain profitable during the coronavirus crisis. In total, Uber will cut 6,700 staff – 23 per cent of its workforce – up from the 3,700 redundancies announced earlier this month. The firm [...]
