Travelling this Easter? Here’s all you need to know for London transport, planes, trains, and cars transport After more than a year of rail delays, and the recent M25 closures, we take a look at what the great Easter getaway will look like this year.
Sadiq Khan warns post-Brexit border checks will cause Eurostar chaos UK Politics Sadiq Khan has urged ministers to prevent “chaos” for Eurostar passengers when the EU launches biometric border checks later this year.
London Victoria: Points failure as services suspended including to Gatwick Airport travel chaos Posting on X, the network said; "Disruption is expected until the end of today, engineers will go in and work to rectify the points problem."
British Airways suspends Israel flights over safety fears October 11, 2023 British Airways has suspended flights to and from Israel due to safety concerns, the airline said. Flight BA165 is returning to Heathrow after nearly reaching Tel Aviv on Wednesday. A British Airways spokesman said: “Safety is always our highest priority and following the latest assessment of the situation, we’re suspending our flights to and from [...]
Extreme heat isn’t stopping Brits going on holiday yet – but it might do by 2028 July 21, 2023 Deadly heatwaves across Europe, the US and China are not causing Brits to cancel their holidays just yet, but travel insurance firms are preparing for that trend in the future. The UK foreign office issued new travel warnings on Tuesday about the “extreme temperatures” especially in Spain, Italy and Greece – known as the Cerberus. [...]
‘Allow 120 minutes to complete border controls’: Here’s what Easter holidaymakers need to know April 7, 2023 Holidaymakers have been warned they could face two-hour delays at the Port of Dover this Easter getaway weekend. On Thursday night, ferry operator DFDS urged holidaymakers to “allow 120 minutes to complete border controls and check-in” at the Kent port over the busy bank holiday weekend. It comes after chaotic scenes at the port last [...]
Easter holidaymakers facing MORE disruption as Dover port authority tells coach firms to shift bookings April 5, 2023 Thousands of holidaymakers face having their Easter trips disrupted as ferry operators are asking coach operators to amend some Good Friday ferry bookings from the Port of Dover. The Kent port said in a statement that this is a result of its “urgent review” after “horrible” delays last weekend. Good Friday is expected to be [...]
UK urges Israel PM Netanyahu to seek ‘long term compromise’ on reform plans as thousands strike and protest March 28, 2023 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced a delay in his judicial overhaul plan, saying he wanted to give time to seek a compromise over the contentious package with his political opponents. He made the announcement after two days of large protests against the plan. “When there’s an opportunity to avoid civil war through [...]
No strike? Still no service! Wednesday’s Tube walkout bleeds into Thursday as rail action cripples London commuter belt March 16, 2023 London commuters vented their anger as Wednesday’s Underground strike continued to cause disruption throughout Thursday morning. People going to work faced fresh difficulties this morning following yesterday’s industrial action by RMT and Aslef union workers, with stations closed up until 7am, as the service was regulated.. As of Thursday at midday, none of the Bakerloo, [...]
Delays at Dover and Eurostar trains cancelled as French workers strike again January 31, 2023 Ferry operators today warned customers to expect delays on services between Dover and Calais as France is hit by nationwide strikes for the second time in less than two weeks. Hundreds of thousands of workers – including train drivers, teachers and port workers – have laid down tools against the French government’s decision to raise [...]