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

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

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

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

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

A fifth of all black cabs in London have been taken off the road with hundreds stored on farmer’s fields and drivers on ‘starvation wages’ after passengers ‘evaporated’ during the Covid-19 pandemic, research has revealed.  The number of taxis licensed in the capital plummeted from 18,900 on June 7 to 15,000 on November 8, according … Read more

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

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

Virgin Hyperloop: system transports first passengers in levitating pod travelling at over 100mph

Passengers have travelled in the Virgin Hyperloop for the first time — riding the system’s levitating pod through a vacuum tube at speeds of over 100 mph. The test run yesterday served as a key safety demonstration for the technology, which Richard Branson’s Virgin group hopes will revolutionise transportation. Virgin Hyperloop Chief Technology Officer Josh Giegel and Director of … Read more

Heathrow Airport passengers can pre-order booze to pick up and drink

Passengers travelling from Heathrow can pre-order booze to pick up and drink before take-off, it emerged today. It comes after jokesters claimed to buy a £9.99 ticket for a flight they ‘had no intention of getting on’ to get themselves into an airport bar for pints as England was plunged into Lockdown 2 on Thursday.  … Read more

Heathrow passengers can pre-order booze to pick up and drink

Passengers travelling from Heathrow can pre-order booze to pick up and drink before take-off, it emerged today. It comes after jokesters claimed to buy a £9.99 ticket for a flight they ‘had no intention of getting on’ to get themselves into an airport bar for pints as England was plunged into Lockdown 2 on Thursday.  … Read more

Social media users share images of some very inconsiderate plane passengers

And that’s why you don’t miss flying! Hilarious social media photos capture VERY inconsiderate plane passengers – including one who brought an uncaged parrot on board Hilarious online gallery collated by Drivepedia rounded up social media gallery Bizarre behaviour from plane passengers includes brushing teeth while in the air Another picture features a woman who … Read more

British Airway’s steward films himself telling passengers to ‘f*** off’ as they left plane

British Airway’s steward films himself telling passengers to ‘f*** off’ as they left plane after flight from Heathrow to Tel Aviv Connor Scanlon, 28, posted footage taken at an airport in Israel a few weeks ago He can be heard muttering curses at families as they disembark the BA flight  Customer services manager had submitted … Read more