Airline shares end higher following Ryanair’s ‘sea change’ comments January 20, 2022 Shares of European airlines ended higher today as a result of Ryanair’s ‘sea change’ comments. The Dublin-based carrier ended 4.2 per cent higher, while British Airways’ owner IAG and Easyjet went up 1.60 and 3.29 per cent respectively. Earlier today, low-cost carrier Ryanair said it had registered a ‘sea change’ in customer confidence over the [...]
Around the world in 155 days: 19-year-old is the youngest woman to complete solo journey January 20, 2022 Belgian-British 19-year-old Zara Rutherford has entered the Guinness World Records after she became the youngest woman to fly solo around the world. During her 52,080km journey, which took her 155 days, Rutherford visited 31 countries, taking off from Belgium on 18 August towards the Atlantic. After stopping in Iceland and Greenland, she flew through the [...]
‘High security’ breach at Crossrail as stowaway takes Elizabeth line for a spin January 20, 2022 Crossrail has reported a “high-risk security breach” after a stowaway boarded the Elizabeth line and managed to travel undetected. According to reports, the person boarded at Abbey Wood on 29 November and travelled for 30 minutes reaching Paddington station before being removed by security, trade news website Construction News reported first. “Clearly a customer should [...]
TfL under fire over ‘unfair’ proposed Piccadilly line premium fare to Heathrow January 20, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) is under fire over a proposed increase to Piccadilly line’s journeys to Heathrow, according to recent reports. To be put in place between Zone 1 and Zone 6, the ‘premium fare’ would see commuters pay 60 per cent more to travel, with peak prices implemented all day instead of during rush [...]
Bumpy rides: Number of UK daily flights at half of pre-Covid levels January 20, 2022 Turbulent times are far from over for airlines, as the number of UK daily flights is at an average of 2,443 per day – still 49 per cent down on pre-pandemic levels, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONGS). Commenting on the results, Hargreaves Lansdown’s senior investment and market analyst Susannah Streeter [...]
Ride green: Uber Boat builds UK’s first hybrid high-speed passenger ferries January 20, 2022 Uber Boat by Thames Clippers has announced it is currently building the UK’s first hybrid high speed passenger ferries. Set to respectively launch in autumn 2022 and spring 2023, the ferries will operate solely on battery power when transporting commuters between Tower Pier and Battersea Power Station. “After the challenges of the last two years [...]
Fear of costs taking off as EU check in for airlines to pay for all their emissions January 20, 2022 Airlines are expected to pay for all their European CO2 emissions from 2026, a year earlier than what was initially proposed by the European Commission. According to a European Parliament’s draft, the bloc is re-examining its current climate policies, as it aims to cut 55 per cent of emissions by 2030 from 1990 levels, Reuters [...]
US gives green light to start talks on removing tariffs on British steel and aluminium that were imposed by Trump January 20, 2022 The Biden administration has agreed to start talks seeking to remove the tariffs on British steel and aluminium imposed by former president Donald Trump. International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said she had held a “productive discussion” with US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo on Wednesday. She said that they desire a “resolution as soon as possible [...]
UK start up secures ‘significant’ investment from Hyundai to build aerial taxis ports January 20, 2022 British start up Urban-Air Port (UAP) announced today it has secured ‘significant’ funding from Hyundai’s urban air mobility division Supernal to build sites for aerial taxis, also called vertiports. With the funding – the amount of which could not be disclosed – UAP will build 200 vertiports within the next five years, while the world’s [...]
AA goes against vaccine sceptics, slashing sick pay for unvaccinated staff January 19, 2022 The AA is slashing extra sick pay for unvaccinated staff that needs to self-isolate following a Covid contact. In an email sent to its 7,000 workers, the AA said that unvaccinated workers who don’t have a medical exemption, will not get sick pay if they have to quarantine, the Telegraph first reported. “All staff who [...]