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Passengers will bear the brunt of Government’s bailout of rail companies during pandemic

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Train fares will be frozen until March… before soaring by 2.6%: Passengers will bear the brunt of Government’s bailout of rail companies during pandemic Fares usually rise in January and are linked to the retail prices index (RPI) The cost of an average annual season ticket will go up from £3,064 to £3,144 Fare rise … Read more

Heathrow saw SIX MILLION less passengers last month than last November

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Heathrow passenger numbers were 88 per cent down during second lockdown with SIX MILLION less flyers using the airport than last November Last month Heathrow airport saw an 88% drop in passenger numbers from 2019 Six million fewer passengers travelled through the airport, said chief executive  He warned the British economy was suffering as a result … Read more

Four times as many passengers could descend on railway stations in week before festive bubble starts

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Rail travellers are likely to flout the five-day bubble window over Christmas amid fears of overcrowding, analysis reveals.    Rail travel over the festive period will peak at 11am on December 23, on the day that coronavirus rules are relaxed, but thousands plan to travel before or return home afterwards. Some of the UK’s biggest stations will … Read more

EasyJet will CHARGE passengers to use overhead lockers

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EasyJet customers have been left fuming after the airline announced it will start charging customers to store their luggage in overhead lockers. The budget airline today revealed it will be halving baggage allowances from February 10. Customers will only be allowed to bring on a small bag which must fit underneath the seat in front, … Read more

Lufthansa to allow economy passengers to buy rows of seats to lie on

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Who needs business class? Lufthansa will allow economy passengers to pay for a row of seats to lie across as if it were a bed The German airline announced a new upgrade for economy class passengers Travellers can pay £195.40 on top of their ticket price for a row of 3 to 4 seats They … Read more

Lufthansa will allow economy passengers to pay for a row of seats to lie across as if it were a bed 

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Who needs business class? Lufthansa will allow economy passengers to pay for a row of seats to lie across as if it were a bed The German airline announced a new upgrade for economy class passengers Travellers can pay £195.40 on top of their ticket price for a row of 3 to 4 seats They … Read more

Boeing 737 Max: Ryanair won’t tell passengers if they’re due to fly on one

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UK airline passengers won’t always know if they are due to fly on a Boeing 737 Max – with Ryanair saying it would be ‘impossible’ to let customers know in advance The Boeing 737 Max has been cleared to fly again by regulators in the US   Once it receives European clearance, Tui and Ryanair will … Read more

Death of the black cab? Fifth of all London taxis are now off the road after passengers ‘evaporated’

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Death of the black cab? Fifth of all London taxis are now off the road with hundreds stored on farmers’ fields and drivers on ‘starvation wages’ after passengers ‘evaporated’ during pandemic Number of licensed taxis in London dropped by 3,900 from June to November Black cab rental firms have been forced to hire fields around … Read more

Passengers from Brisbane are reunited with loved ones as Western Australia’s hard border comes down

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Hundreds of families have been reunited with their loved ones after Western Australia’s hard border was finally been eased. There were emotional scenes at Perth Airport as 11 interstate flights full of 1,300 passengers landed on Saturday. The scenes come seven months after Western Australia closed its borders and cut themselves off to the rest … Read more