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Conservatives vow to do ‘whatever it takes’ to build Heathrow third runway

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is said to be maintaining an ‘open mind’ regarding expansion at the nation’s busiest airport

The Independent UK · 16h ago

Conservatives back Heathrow expansion as Burnham keeps ‘open mind’

Heathrow bosses are aiming to secure planning approval for the project by 2029

Evening Standard · 16h ago

‘I was forced to move from my beloved family farm for HS2 – eight years later it’s in wrack and ruin’

The Barnes family sold their farm, shop and wedding venue to make way for HS2 – but now fear their relocation to Gloucestershire could have been for nothing

The Independent UK · Oct 2

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Airlines to be banned from charging families ‘rip-off’ flight fees

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the rule changes are part of a crackdown on the ‘little charges that add up’ when families plan their holiday trips

The Independent UK · Oct 1

Why trains could soon be publicly owned once again

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander announced at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool that new trains could be directly owned by the state under Great British Railways to lower costs and better serve taxpayers. The Government's forthcoming Rolling Stock and Infrastructure strategy will adopt a case-by-case approach to future train procurements,…

The Independent UK · Sep 28

Avanti West Coast services to be nationalised from next year

AVANTI West Coast services will be under public ownership from March next year, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has announced

The National (Scotland) · Sep 28

Euston station to get £50 million upgrade as Avanti West Coast to be nationalised within months

Heidi Alexander says hated last-minute platform announcements will be phased out within the next year

Evening Standard · Sep 27

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Avanti West Coast services to be nationalised as Burnham declares ‘enough is enough’

Nationalisation will be supported by a plan to improve infrastructure, reduce delays and improve passenger experience, the Government said

The Independent UK · Sep 27

Flight disruption ‘not caused by any incorrect actions’ – report

A preliminary report into the incident on September 8 was published by the National Air Traffic Services on Friday.

Evening Standard · Sep 18

Flight chaos for hundreds of thousands was caused in ‘millisecond’ by software error

Error first occurred at 10am but major incident was not declared until 12.30pm, says report

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18

Flight ‘chaos’ this month caused by ‘software defect’ – report

The fault caused flights both in and out of the UK to be axed, impacting hundreds of thousands of passengers.

Evening Standard · Sep 18

‘Software defect’ was cause of travel chaos that grounded thousands of flights

‘At no point was safety in question’ Nats chief Martin Rolfe says as he apologises for the software defect that disrupted thousands of flights

The Independent UK · Sep 18

MoD forced to deny military jet error caused air traffic control chaos

The disruption has prompted calls for Martin Rolfe, chief executive of Nats, to resign

The Independent UK · Sep 12

Military aircraft reportedly blamed for UK air traffic control outage

Meltdown that grounded thousands of flights caused by ‘spurious’ flight data being entered into system, report says

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11

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The Independent UK · Sep 11

Ryanair boss demands ‘overpaid, failing’ air traffic chief be sacked after UK airport crisis

Ryanair called the Nats back-up system is ‘useless’ after more than 2,000 flights were affected as the result of a technical issue

Evening Standard · Sep 11

Sadiq Khan tourist tax row erupts as Cabinet minister says it could fund London public transport

Heidi Alexander says using millions raised from the new levy to improve public transport in the capital would be ‘reasonable’

Evening Standard · Sep 11

Ryanair boss refuses to apologise for ‘high-fare rapists’ comment

Michael O’Leary rejected accusations that he had trivialised rape.

Evening Standard · Sep 11

Transport Secretary joins criticism of Ryanair chief’s ‘rapist’ comments

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary was heavily criticised after he said it was ‘absolutely’ appropriate to compare competitor airlines to “rapists”.

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Evening Standard · Sep 10

'Hero of Gatwick' becomes viral sensation after shouting out instructions to stranded passengers

Kurtis Toy, 36, was labelled a ‘hero’ for stepping in to help customer service staff after his flight from the London airport was cancelled amid the air traffic meltdown

Evening Standard · Sep 10

Flight disruption eases as airport operations return to normal

An air traffic control issue caused more than 2,000 flights arriving or departing the UK to be cancelled this week.

Evening Standard · Sep 9

Flight disruption easing as air traffic boss faces calls to resign

Hundreds of thousands of passengers were caught up in the disruption after flights were cancelled following a Nats technical issue on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Sep 9

Fury as passengers hit by UK flight chaos 'unlikely to get compensation'

Airlines are unlikely to have to pay out as the incident is expected to be put down to ‘extraordinary circumstances’ under passenger rights rules

Evening Standard · Sep 9

Passengers affected by air traffic control issue ‘unlikely to get compensation’

Travellers were caught up in the disruption after hundreds of flights were cancelled following a Nats technical issue on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Sep 9

Britain’s crumbling vital infrastructure cannot be allowed to fail

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The latest ‘technical glitch’ to cause widespread chaos at Britain’s airports must not be allowed to happen yet again. But preventing it will mean confronting the awesome challenge – and cost – of modernising air traffic control

The Independent UK · Sep 9

Flight chaos that left thousands stranded and could cost aviation industry £70m ‘was avoidable’

Downing Street said the government still had confidence in the boss of National Air Traffic Services, Martin Rolfe

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