Italian strike leads to more chaos in UK June 8, 2022 A strike called by Italian air traffic controllers has led to more chaos in the UK. Thousands of passengers were left stranded at British hubs after Ryanair, Easyjet, British Airways (BA) and Jet2 collectively cancelled dozens of flights from the UK to Italy. Easyjet axed 20 flights from Gatwick telling passengers it was doing “all [...]
Post-Jubilee hangover on Monday from hell: ‘Fed up’ Londoners to work from home as tube strike brings city to standstill June 6, 2022 Travel chaos looms for millions of Londoners planning to return to work today after the long Bank Holiday break because tube stations across London are closed because of a strike. London Underground advised people not to travel, warning of severe disruption across the network from the start of service on Monday to 8am on Tuesday. [...]
Send in the army to help airports, says Ryanair boss June 2, 2022 The UK Government should send in the army to relieve pressure from airports as the travel mayhem rages on, according to Ryanair’s boss Michael O’Leary. “Bringing in the army, which they do and many other European airports, would, at a stroke, relieve the pressure on airport security and would mean that people have a much [...]
Airlines axe hundreds of flights while ‘blame game’ between government and industry continues June 1, 2022 Passengers have seen another day of disruption as airlines continue to axe hundreds of flights while the “blame game” between government and industry shows no signs of stopping. British Airways (BA) today cancelled 124 flights from Heathrow and easyJet axed an additional 31 at Gatwick. According to aviation analytics firm Cirium, easyJet was the most [...]
UK worst affected by travel mayhem, experts warn May 31, 2022 As queues, delays and cancellations continue to leave a sour taste in the mouth of thousands of travellers, experts have warned the issue is affecting the UK predominantly. According to aviation analyst Sally Gethin, while Britain is not the only country struggling, the UK’s aviation sector was more beaten down by the pandemic compared with [...]
Half term travel bloodbath with endless queues at UK airport, delayed flights and last-minute cancellations May 30, 2022 Tens of thousands more Brits face queues, delays and even cancellations today after what some social media users described as a ‘Sunday from hell’. Half-term holidaymakers who tried to get away over the weekend face delays of up to nearly eight bours with some passengers being told at the very last minute that their flight [...]
Motorists brace themselves for chaos as 19.5m trips planned for Jubilee weekend May 30, 2022 Motorists will need to brace themselves for a bumpy ride as 19.5m trips are planned for the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend. According to data published today by RAC, Friday will be the most congested day due to a combination of people going for a day trip and families coming back from half-term holidays. The M25 [...]
P&O chief exec asked why ex employees’ belongings haven’t been returned two months after 800 sackings May 27, 2022 Parliament’s transport committee has written to the chief executive of P&O demanding to know why sacked employees’ possessions have not been returned – two months after almost 800 were let go. Chair of the Westminster panel Huw Merriman MP penned a strongly-worded letter to Peter Hebblethwaite on Friday, asking him why personal belongings of seafarers [...]
Dover chaos: Liverpool fans and families on half-term getaways stuck in security bottlenecks May 27, 2022 Liverpool fans going to Paris for the Champions League final as well as families on their half-term break are currently facing long queues at the port of Dover due to security delays. People took it to Twitter to express their frustration at the situation, with travellers complaining about being stuck in hour-long bottlenecks. “3 hours [...]
Jubilee Weekend: Cruise the Thames to toast her Maj May 23, 2022 One is not quite on the royal yacht – but I’ve certainly found my sort of gin palace as I board our hire boat to cruise the River Thames. To mark the start of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, I’ve joined a party on an eight-berth vessel to steer from Chertsey to Windsor, Her Majesty’s [...]