Wizz Air has just announced a new European base in Vienna and 17 new routes for 2018 January 9, 2018 Low-cost Hungarian airline Wizz Air is making Austria its next choice for a base as it plugs $331m (£245m) into setting up in Vienna in June. The carrier said it will establish base operations at Vienna Airport with one Airbus A320 initially, followed by two Airbus A321 aircraft in November. Wizz Air plans to operate [...]
What you need to know about this week’s mass rail strikes across South Western Railway, Southern and Greater Anglia January 8, 2018 Commuters may still be smarting from the rail fare rise that greeted them at the start of the year, but there's more misery on the way in the form of a series of strikes next week. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has announced 24-hour walkouts across Northern, Merseyrail, Greater Anglia, Southern, South Western [...]
Focus On Angel: House prices have almost doubled in this central part of Islington in the last ten years January 4, 2018 Though the name has pious connotations, the Angel is actually named after a pub. Well, the 17th century Angel Inn was a hotel, too, then a restaurant, but is now a Co-Op Bank. Although there is a JD Wetherspoons pub called The Angel next door. As an incredibly central part of the London borough of [...]
TfL faces funding crunch as bosses say end of government subsidy isn’t sustainable for London January 4, 2018 London’s transport funding crunch has been put back in the spotlight after Transport for London (TfL) bosses said yesterday that the withdrawal of government subsidy will not be sustainable for the capital in the long-term. At a meeting of the London Assembly Budget and Performance Committee, they also revealed plans to sell part of TfL’s [...]
Are markets too complacent about the US economy? January 3, 2018 The status of the US as the world’s most dynamic and important single country economy remains intact, not least among investors. Its strengths are now very much reflected in financial market valuations. This is evident in stocks, with the US having been at the vanguard of a multi-year bull run, while bond yields have reached [...]
London’s Tube to get quicker and more reliable as TfL wraps up festive work on Northern Line extension and upgrades January 3, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) said today Tube passengers will reap the rewards of the completion of significant upgrade work over the festive period, promising quicker and more reliable journeys. It is also planning to set the wheels in motion for walk-through trains on a raft of Tube lines, awarding the contract for the new trains [...]
London Heathrow Airport is rolling out stricter environmental charges for airlines while cutting domestic passenger charges January 2, 2018 Heathrow Airport introducing stricter environmental charges to propel airlines to use cleaner and quieter aircraft, it said today. It is also cutting domestic passenger charges as the airport looks to fully convince airlines and MPs with its expansion plans. Environmental charges are rising seven per cent from this month, as the London airport encourages carriers [...]
New Year’s Eve 2017: What is the London weather forecast? December 31, 2017 With parts of the UK bracing themselves to be lashed by Storm Dylan, revellers in the capital can expect a largely dry night of festivities. Some 100,000 ticket holders packing the banks of the River Thames later today will be rewarded with almost rain-free conditions, weather forecasters say. The traditional firework display – 10,000 fireworks [...]
Softbank shareholders give Uber deal the green light December 29, 2017 A consortium led by Japan’s Softbank has agreed to buy a 17 per cent stake in Uber, after shareholders approved the purchase. A deal between the ride-hailing app and the Softbank-fronted group was first floated around two months ago, and yesterday, Softbank investors gave it the green light. The transaction values Uber at approximately $48bn [...]
London Stansted airport suspends flights due to heavy snow causing chaos across the UK as Met Office warns there’s a possiblity of flooding December 27, 2017 Heavy snow is causing transport difficulties across the UK, after the Met Office issued a series of weather warnings. The poor weather conditions led London Stansted to close one of its runways and suspend flights. The runway has since reopened, but the closure has led to ongoing delays and cancellations. The airport has advised passengers [...]