‘Great British Rail Sale’ lambasted as website crashes April 19, 2022 The UK Government’s decision to sell one million train tickets at half price was lambasted today for excluding millions of commuters. Launched today, the “Great British Rail Sale” aims to help struggling Brits travel amid a cost-of-living squeeze but it only applied to advance fares or off-peak tickets for companies who don’t offer an advance. [...]
Stellantis halts Russia production amid war-induced logistical difficulties April 19, 2022 Automotive giant Stellantis has halted production in Russia as a result of logistical difficulties caused by Western sanctions on Moscow. The owner of Fiat, Chrysler and Peugeot announced today it was closing its plant near Moscow. “Given the rapid daily increase in cross sanctions and logistical difficulties, Stellantis has suspended its manufacturing operations in Kaluga to ensure [...]
Coastguard raises concerns over survival craft on P&O vessel April 19, 2022 The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) revealed today that an inability to deploy lifeboats and rafts was one of the 31 failures discovered aboard of P&O’s vessel European Causeway. Agents said that the “launching arrangement for survival craft” on the vessels were “not as required” while inflatable evacuation slides were not properly maintained. Other failures [...]
UK will not offer Indians more visas in post-Brexit trade talks April 19, 2022 The government will not allow more Indians to come to the UK through new visa routes in any UK-India free trade deal. Morning Wire understands the prospect of special Indian visas has not been discussed in the first two rounds of trade negotiations and that international trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has not put the issue [...]
Aviation industry left in disarray after US judge overthrows Biden’s mask mandate on planes and trains April 19, 2022 The US aviation industry was left in disarray after a US federal judge overthrew President Biden’s mask mandate on public transportation, creating confusion among passengers and operators. The ruling, which was made yesterday by Florida judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, gives public transport operators the power to keep masks on or scrap them entirely forcing travellers [...]
Former Ferrari executive Michael Leiters in pole position to head McLaren Automotive April 19, 2022 Former Ferrari executive Michael Leiters is reportedly in the pole position to head McLaren’s car making business, McLaren Automotive. Leiters, who stepped down from his chief technology officer post in December, is among the candidates currently vetted to replace McLaren Automotive’s chief executive Mike Flewitt. It is unclear whether Leiters has agreed to take over [...]
Travelex recruits BrickVest boss Richard Wazacz as new CEO April 19, 2022 Foreign exchange firm Travelex has appointed Richard Wazacz as new CEO, who pledged to further modernise the business. The London-based firm said Wazacz would step into the role on 4 July 2022, joining from online property marketplace Brickvest. After a two year stint as CEO of Bickvest, Wazacz will be succeeding Donald Muir, who has [...]
Heathrow travel chaos eases as Easter is over: BA re-loading bags again after temporary stop April 19, 2022 Chaos at Heathrow seems to be calming as the weekend has passed, with a British Airways spokesperson confirming to Morning Wire this morning that the airline is loading all bags on its planes after a temporary stop on Thursday evening. British Airways reportedly stopped loading luggage on numerous European flights as it struggled to cope [...]
Government announces half-price rail fares to help with living costs squeeze April 19, 2022 The UK Government is set to slash rail fares by 50 per cent to help struggling Brits with the cost of living squeeze. Transport secretary Grant Shapps announced more than one million train tickets will be reduced to help Britons afford trips across the UK and boost domestic tourism. The scheme is run on a [...]
P&O to face soaring insurance bill after sinking to riskiest safety rating April 18, 2022 P&O is to face soaring insurance bills after it sank to the riskiest safety rating, with its performance deemed “very low.” According to an analysis of an international database of inspections, P&O was previously awarded a “medium rating,” but after it sacked 800 seafarers and replaced them with agency workers the rating sank. “It’s very [...]