The introduction of the European emissions trading scheme, which applies to all airlines flying to and from the EU, has resulted in two international airlines declaring that it has forced them to hike ticket prices. Although it is still to announce the details, Lufthansa has said it will be handing the additional cost of paying [...]

Severe storms continue to move across the United Kingdom, prompting severe weather warnings in many areas. The Met Office has said that gale force winds of up to 100mph and snow will batter Scotland through the day on Tuesday, whilst roadways in Wales have become treacherous and even impassable due to torrential rainfall and blown-over [...]

New research by the Campaign for Better Transport has revealed that commuters travelling to and from work by train are paying as much as 10 times more for season tickets than they would in some European countries. Rail fares throughout the UK are set to rise by around six percent in the new year. Sophie [...]

Parts of Scotland will continue to see Gale force winds on Thursday. Forecasters say that dangerous wind gusts of up to 90mph would cause disruptions to transport networks, including the closure of the Forth and Tay bridges to top-heavy vehicles. Eighty-seven-mph gusts were recorded on Wednesday at the Tay bridge, whilst Tiree saw gusts in [...]

Recently released figures show that around 74,000 holidaymakers have experienced problems after the travel companies they booked their holidays with went bust this year. This resulted in claims totalling £26 million for repatriation and compensation. The peak time for failures was over the summer-holiday period, and during 2011, 24 holiday companies have been forced to [...]

AA officials have said Thursday and Friday’s commute times could double do to Christmas travellers. The agency said that more than 18 million cars are likely to take to Britain’s roadways in the coming days whilst rail networks and airports will be packed with millions of people heading home for the holidays or overseas for [...]

The Nigerian student who attempted to blow up a flight between Amsterdam and Detroit on Christmas two years ago, has said he wants a new lawyer. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has written a letter to District Judge Nancy Edmunds in which he claims that his current standby attorney, Anthony Chambers, has not been supplying him with [...]

Those renting cars over the Christmas period are being warned to be weary of con artists. Officials from the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) say that drivers need to be particularly cautious when checking newspaper and online adverts for car hire. The group said that over the same period a year ago many [...]

Struggling tour operator Thomas Cook has confirmed that it will be closing 200 high street branches in an attempt to slash its debts. This week, the firm announced a £398 million pre-tax loss. The closures could mean the loss of as many as 1,000 jobs across the UK. Around 20 branches have already been shut [...]

Leeds Bradford Airport is hoping that an £11 million investment in improving facilities for airline passengers will encourage more people in the area to make it their first choice for flights. Currently around three million passengers use the airport annually. They have a choice of some 70 destinations in 22 different countries. It is estimated [...]