The National Express East Anglia rail line is still expecting some delays as rail unions suspended strike action and resume full services.
Train drivers union, Aslef, the RMT and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association had undertaken a third series of strikes on Thursday, but was suspended as a new pay deal was negotiated with the company.
Affected [...]
A Government loan of £340 million will help protect over 1,000 jobs at an Airbus factory in North Wales.
Staff at the Flintshire factory, which produces wings for Airbus aircraft, celebrated after the announcement from Business Secretary Peter Mandelson, who added that the funds would assist with the development of the latest passenger jet, the A350 [...]
With the economic crisis gripping the world’s travel industry, many companies are being forced to become more innovative and provide better value service than ever before. In the car hire industry Europcar is the latest, launching free delivery and collection for car and van hirers.
Europcar, one of the UK’s major players in the car rental [...]
Scandinavian Airlines System has said that it had devised a new landing method which would help airlines save on fuel costs and carbon emissions.
The new technique would have the aircraft gliding into land on an optimum route guided by satellite and would save around 100kg of fuel on a twin-engine jet, equivalent to about 300kg [...]
The UK could be set for a wave in what is known as ‘bankruptcy tourism’ from other European Union nations, as laws in the UK relating to bankruptcy are often shorter, and only involve the setting up of a temporary address.
Britain’s laws usually only require one year before those filing for bankruptcy are debt free, [...]
US carrier JetBlue Airways is offering a $US599 (£362) for one-month unlimited travel in a promotion to win over more passengers and to improve sluggish passenger numbers for the airline industry.
The pass, available until August 21, allows ticket holders to travel to any of the airlines 56 destinations in the US, Caribbean and South America, [...]
Travel giant Thomas Cook have increased holiday prices by about 8%, which works out to be £140 extra on a typical family getaway.
The company has taken advantage of recent wet weather in the UK, leaving those looking for last minute bargains with fewer deals.
The increases in prices work out to be about 8%, which is [...]
Last-minute holidaymakers are pushing up the price for rental cars this summer, mostly in Spain and Portugal.
The price increase is primarily due to a shortfall in fleets, as companies have not been able to obtain credit to buy new cars this season, and due to a forecasted drop in demand.
The situation has forced some tourists [...]
Britain’s 261 Diplomatic missions across the world are becoming fed up with bizarre demands for help from Britons abroad, with some of whom think the embassy is a service to assist finding lost sunglasses and pay bills.
The Foreign Office said that far-fetched requests for assistance had included tips on jam making and how to discipline [...]
Many travellers hoping to see the Tall Ships have been left stranded at stations. Reports have circulated of crowded trains on the Londonderry line passing though stations without stopping.
The BBC reports a number of callers complaining about the situation, but a number of passengers have managed to take alternative transport.
A Translink spokesman said that every [...]
