Grant Shapps’ app: Transport minister reveals personal journey planner to help rail passengers socially distance during coronavirus outbreak by avoiding busy services The National Rail service aims to help commuters avoid over-crowded trains It will stagger journey times and give disruption or over-crowding warnings Government pledged to pump £283million to roads, railways, buses and trams … Read more
The end of the food and drinks trolley? In the future passengers could order meals on their phones and collect them from on-board lockers Seattle-based design firm Teague wants to transform aircraft galleys from kitchens into retail space areas It also wants to move airline food storage and warming from the galley and into the … Read more
‘If you’re taking something for free away there’s a reaction’: British Airways boss says he wasn’t surprised at backlash for charging passengers for food on short-haul flights In 2017, BA scrapped free drinks and snacks in economy on short-haul flights Instead the airline began selling passengers products from Marks & Spencer Two years on, BA … Read more
New thermal imaging cameras which can check the temperatures of airline passengers as they enter Britain are today set to be rolled out at the country’s busiest airport, as bosses look at ways to kick-start the travel industry in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Heathrow will introduce the tripod mounted cameras in one of … Read more
Passengers face major changes on the railways as services are ramped back up to 70 per cent of normal levels today. Travellers will be required to wear face coverings during their journey. To allow for social distancing, passengers on at least four major lines will be told to reserve a seat in advance if they … Read more
Heathrow trials thermal imaging temperature checks this week meaning Britons could soon start flying abroad without quarantining when they return Passengers at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 2 will be automatically screened The trial, set to start as soon as Thursday, will use thermal imaging cameras Passengers will see the cameras as they pass through the immigration … Read more
Hundreds of flights a week are bringing in tens of thousands of international passengers to Britain with no checks or mandatory quarantine upon landing whatsoever. Numerous accounts from travellers able to wander through the UK’s biggest airports without so much as a temperature check have been astounding Britons who are diligently following lockdown rules at … Read more
Senior British Airways cabin crew are facing a staggering 55 per cent pay cut with salaries slashed to £24,000 in yet another blow to the airline industry. Airline bosses wrote to employees outlining the new salaries after sacking 12,000 staff and ripping up contracts, The Sun reported. One employee slammed the cost-cutting measure and said: … Read more
Almost 50,000 British Airways customers are still owed refunds despite the airline suspending most flights in March, it was revealed today. Willie Walsh, boss of its Spanish parent company, has also revealed that 921,000 tickets for 2.1million flights were refunded in cash – but 346,000 customers accepted a credit voucher for a future flight. But there are … Read more
Ryanair has announced that 40 per cent of its normal flight schedules will be restored from July 1, making 90 per cent of its route network active again. It said it hopes to introduce a daily flight schedule of almost 1,000 flights, compared to the current 30. The Irish budget carrier said that all crew will … Read more