Public Transport news

• Train operator to introduce new autumn timetable

  09-09-2024 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A train company is preparing to introduce its autumn timetable to combat the threat of leaves on the lines.
  
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• Teesside Airport reports losses while Mayor claims profit

  14-01-2025 01:00 via aerospaceglobalnews.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The former RAF Middleton St George has been a commercial airport since 1964, with English Electric Lightning interceptors giving way to rather less exotic inhabitants.
  
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• Ryanair demands new limit for Brits at UK airports saying 'safer and better'

  14-01-2025 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Ryanair wants new alcohol curbs at airports as it seeks to recover mp;amp;#65533;15,000 in costs related to a diverted flight. The airline has called on European authorities to impose a two-drink limit for passengers
  
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• Ryanair calls for limit of two alcoholic drinks at airports in Europe

  14-01-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Airline asks authorities to impose new curbs as it seeks to recover mp;#128;15,000 in costs related to diverted flight
  
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• Ryanair calls for airport alcohol limit amid jump in in-flight disruptions

  14-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - Airline demands passengers be limited to two drinks on the ground as it pursues suit against customer behind diversion
  
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• Rail strikes: Avanti West Coast facing major disruption on weekends - which lines are affected?

  14-01-2025 01:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - Strikes by Avanti train managers are set to be repeated every Sunday until late May, with many walkouts scheduled to clash with planned engineering works.
  
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• Qantas South Africa flights delayed by falling debris from SpaceX rockets, airline says

  14-01-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Delays on Sydney-Johannesburg route after advice from US government over debris from SpaceX rocket re-entry in southern Indian OceanFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQantas says it has been forced to delay several of its flights to South Africa at the last minute due to warnings of falling debris from Elon Muskmp;#146;s SpaceX rockets re-entering Earth.Ben Holland, the head of Qantasmp;#146;s operations
  
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• Proposed new airport ground handling safety policy

  14-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Proposed guidance on ground handling safety standards at the Isle of Man Airport aims to be "proportionate to the potential risks", the Civil Aviation Administration has said.
  
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• New route to Cornwall Airport Newquay taking off in April

  14-01-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Eastern Airways is launching daily flights to Newquay from the South East of England
  
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• New 3D printers could transform space construction

  14-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Glasgow researcher is awarded a patent for a system to carry out construction on-demand on a space flight.
  
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• MPs urge council to abandon Newquay airport deal

  14-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Two of Cornwall MPs have said talks for a private operator to invest in and help develop Newquay Airport should be abandoned.
  
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• MP hits out at travel chaos after Gateshead Flyover debacle and Tyne and Wear Metro delays

  14-01-2025 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Emma Lewell-Buck has called for a meeting with transport secretary Heidi Alexander after her constituents were hit with a string of transport problems over recent weeks
  
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• Most of Cambridgeshire Stagecoach drivers granted maximum 'safe driving' score

  14-01-2025 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - Drivers who achieve the high safety standard are rewarded with bonuses
  
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• Low-traffic neighbourhoods 'have little local support' Subscription

  14-01-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Groups opposed to LTNs have written to the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, to demand that councils get communities approval before starting the schemes
  
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• London Stansted reports 'busiest year ever' as expansion plans get green light

  14-01-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The airport to the North East of London welcomed 29.8m passengers in 2024, a 5.8 per cent increase on the previous record of 28.1m in 2019
  
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• Heathrow sees record-breaking passenger numbers

  14-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Nearly 84 million passengers travelled through the west London airportmp;#39;s terminals last year.
  
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• Heathrow ?doomed to stagnation? as runways fill up subscription

  14-01-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Britain?s busiest airport is nearing capacity limit in the absence of a third landing strip
  
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• Heathrow breaks record for annual passenger numbers

  14-01-2025 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Some 83.9 million passengers travelled through its terminals last year.
  
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• Heathrow 'doomed to stagnation' as runways fill up subscription

  14-01-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Britainmp;#39;s busiest airport is nearing capacity limit in the absence of a third landing strip
  
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• Heathrow airport saw passenger numbers soaring in 2024 as it celebrated record year

  14-01-2025 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Some 83.9 million passengers travelled through the west London airportmp;#39;s terminals last year, according to figures released by the airport operator.
  
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• Heathrow Airport reveals record year for passenger numbers - prompting climate warning from 'speechless' campaigners

  14-01-2025 01:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - More than 83 million passengers travelled through Heathrow Airport in 2024. While the airport celebrates, green groups are sounding the alarm.
  
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• Fresh plan needed for Newquay airport after deal with private investor stalls, says MP

  14-01-2025 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - A fresh plan securing the future of Cornwall Airport Newquay is needed after the council's negotiations with a private firm stalled, the area's MP has said.
  
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• Eye-catching old sign removed and colourful artwork installed at Bradford Interchange

  14-01-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Changes to open up Bradford Interchange to millions of visitors for 2025mp;#146;s UK City of Culture celebrations are well underway.
  
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• Deutsche Bahn needs €150 billion to modernise track

  14-01-2025 01:00 via railtech.com
  
  Railtech - German state rail company Deutsche Bahn says it needs 150 billion euros to modernise Germanymp;#39;s outdated rail network in the long term, the chairman of DBmp;#39;s supervisory board said in an interview with German magazine Focus.
  
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• Denmark eyes Greenland airport upgrades to support F-35 fighter deployment

  14-01-2025 01:00 via flightglobal.com
  
  News from Europe - Denmark is promising significant upgrades to its defence posture on the island of Greenland, including the possibility of hosting Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters on the strategic Arctic territory.
  
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• Decision to scrap hospital shuttle bus 'could potentially cost lives' says councillor

  14-01-2025 01:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Burnley Express - Plans to scrap a free shuttle bus service between hospitals in East Lancashire could cost lives, according to a county councillor.
  
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• British Airways owner’s transatlantic focus lifts it to post-pandemic highs

  14-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - Airline group doubles down on premium business between Europe and US
  
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• Aviation services firm AerFin look to accelerate as it unveils new South Wales HQ

  14-01-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The firm has doubled its capacity with a new facility in Newport
  
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• Airport growth plans set to provide 'great benefit' to West Midlands region, bosses say

  14-01-2025 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Birmingham Airport is set to invest a million pounds per week in improving facilities "for the foreseeable future", with high single digit growth forecast for the hub.
  
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• Airlines turn to incoming government to resolve Ireland’s airport cap row

  14-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - Industry hopes Dublin will resolve a long-running dispute caused by local planning restrictions
  
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