Travellers warned of two-hour queues at Dover ahead of ‘extremely busy’ weekend July 28, 2022 Travellers were warned of hour-long bottlenecks at Dover as thousands head to the port ahead of an “extremely busy” weekend. Ferry operators told customers to allow plenty of time for check-in, urging passengers to have all travel documents ready following last weekend’s “48 hours of hell.” “Please allow 120 minutes to complete Border control and [...]
Car industry downgrades yearly output forecast amid semiconductor issues and Ukraine war July 28, 2022 The UK automotive industry has downgraded its production forecast for the year as global chip shortages and the war in Ukraine’s impact continue to bite. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) told journalists today production will grow by 1 per cent. This means that 866,000 cars will be built by the end of [...]
Airbus adjusts jet delivery target as plane maker faces supply chain woes July 27, 2022 Airbus has adjusted its annual jet delivery forecast while it continues to battle supply chain woes. In its quarterly results, the EU plane maker lowered the year’s goal from 720 to 700 jets, adding it will reach its monthly production target of 65 narrow-body jets in 2024 instead of the summer of 2023. Its 2025 [...]
Train drivers at nine companies announce strike on 13 August July 27, 2022 Members of the union Aslef working as train drivers at nine rail operators have announced a strike on 13 August over salaries. The industrial action will impact services on Greater Anglia, Great Western Railway, Hull Trains, London Overground, Southeastern, West Midlands, Avanti West Coast and Cross Country. Workers at the first seven operators are also [...]
Production delays and China lockdown constrain Jaguar’s profits July 27, 2022 Covid-induced production delays and the impact of China’s lockdown have constrained Jaguar Land Rover’s quarterly profits. In the three months ended 30 June, the luxury marquee posted a loss before tax of £524m, despite a record 200,000 client orders. This comes on the heels of its Indian owner, Tata Motors, suffered a loss of 50 [...]
Wizz Air cancels 10 per cent of flights as airline battles ongoing travel chaos July 27, 2022 Wizz Air has announced it will cut additional flights from its summer schedule in a bid to combat the ongoing travel chaos. Chief executive Jozsef Varadi said that cancellations will amount to 10 per cent of summer flights, up from the 5 per cent announced on 11 July. “We’ve been going through some real pain [...]
Britain comes to a standstill: Scenes from strikes across the country July 27, 2022 Most Britons are forced to work from home today while the latest national rail strike threatens to bring the country to a standstill. More than 40,000 members of the union RMT working for Network Rail and 14 other operators walked out today in a dispute over job cuts and salaries. People took it to Twitter [...]
Government doesn’t know whether traffic-light travel system worked July 26, 2022 The UK Government doesn’t know whether the traffic-light system implemented during the pandemic worked. According to a report published today by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), ministers spent £486m on travel measures to contain the spread of Covid but “did not track its spending on managing cross-border travel or set clear objectives.” The group of [...]
Tube workers to strike on 19 August over pensions and salaries July 26, 2022 Members of the union RMT working for London Underground have announced they will walk out on 19 August in a dispute over jobs and pensions. The union said the walk out – the latest straw in the UK’s “summer of discontent” – was prompted by TfL’s refusal to share the details of the government’s long-term [...]
District, Bakerloo, Elizabeth lines and Overground to be disrupted by tomorrow’s rail strike July 26, 2022 London tube services are set to be impacted by tomorrow’s rail strike – the first of a three-day walk out called by the union RMT over job cuts and salaries. Transport for London (TfL) warned commuters to check before they travel as services on the District, Bakerloo, Elizabeth lines as well as the London Overground [...]
