40,000 union rail workers walk out as travel chaos continues for Brits July 27, 2022 40,000 rail workers are striking today, as RMT union members at Network Rail and 14 other train companies walk out over pay and job terms.
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 [...]
Cheeky Brits skip Heathrow queues by pretending to need wheelchairs after TikTok video goes viral July 26, 2022 Heathrow’s boss said this afternoon that a range of airline passengers are skipping queues at his airport by pretending to need a wheelchair after watching a video on TikTok. The west London airport’s chief executive, John Holland-Kaye, described this as “the wrong thing to be doing”. He told LBC: “For passengers requiring wheelchair support we [...]
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 [...]
Environment agency says ‘no plans for water restrictions’ but people urged to be frugal July 26, 2022 There will be “no plans for restrictions on essential water use” in the immediate future despite hot weather drying up river beds and leaving parks parched. With the prospect of hosepipe bans and other measures to save H20, the National Drought Group (NDG) was convened by the Environment Agency today, in a meeting attended by [...]
British Airways’ problems mount as pilots threaten to walk out July 26, 2022 Problems at British Airways (BA) seem to be mounting as pilots have now threatened to walk out in a dispute over salaries. Balpa, the only recognised union for the carrier’s pilots, said it was in negotiations with the airline “to persuade them that continuing Covid deductions from wages is no longer justified. In July 2020, [...]
Easyjet mulls over compensation following airports’ caps July 26, 2022 Easyjet is mulling over compensation after airports around Europe introduced daily passenger caps to cope with the ongoing travel chaos. Chief executive Johan Lundgren told journalists it was “clearly something that we will be discussing individually with our partner operators” but refused to lay out further details. Airports where Easyjet operates such as Gatwick and [...]
Holidaymakers urged to reclaim ATOL refund notes or lose out on £54m July 26, 2022 Holidaymakers have been warned not to miss out on £54m-worth of unclaimed ATOL refund credit by the Civil Aviation Authority. Many passengers have missed out on the chance to claim compensation from ATOL, a legal protection and requirement for package holiday bookings. The CAA warned that when a travel company goes under, from 30 September, [...]
Heathrow’s boss slams Ryanair’s comments as ‘ridiculous’ July 26, 2022 Heathrow’s chief executive has lambasted Ryanair after the airline accused airports of not recruiting enough ground handling staff ahead of the peak season. John Holland-Kaye deemed the comments made yesterday by the airline’s chief financial officer Neil Sorahan as “ridiculous.” “Ground handling is the responsibility of the airline,” the airport’s boss told the PA news [...]