The UK flag carrier and Ryanair have cancelled numerous flights amid significant snowfall in London. According to officials from the BAA, around 30 per cent of all scheduled departures at Heathrow airport had been cancelled on Sunday; about 850 flights left the normally overcrowded facility through the day, compared to 1,230 departures seen on a [...]

As a way of helping to keep congestion to a minimum during the Olympic Games this summer, Transport for London has unveiled a new website which will allow passengers to use an interactive map, select travel dates and see just how busy stations are expected to be during the event. Details on the Paralympics will [...]

The chief executive of New Zealand’s national airline announced today that he will soon be leaving the company. Flamboyant Rob Fyfe has headed the carrier since 2005 told reporters today that he will depart the firm at the end of the year at the end of his current presidency of the Star Alliance global airline [...]

Although the HS2 project in the south of the UK is dividing opinions, the Scottish government is pressing for a firm commitment that the scheme will eventually extend as far north as Glasgow and Edinburgh. As it stands, the first phase of HS2 linking London to Birmingham should be complete by 2026. A second phase [...]

British Airways flights between the UK and the Libyan capital are to resume later this year. The UK flag carrier announced this week that it would re-launch its route between Heathrow and Tripoli International Airport on 1 May, about 15 months after it was put on suspension due to the country’s recent uprising that saw [...]

A leaked transcript of the interrogation of Capt Francesco Schettino by the Italian authorities apparently shows that he turned the Costa Concordia too late, meaning that it struck rocks off the Tuscan island of Giglio. The cruise ship then capsized resulting in the deaths of at least 11 of those who were on board. Reports [...]

BA has announced that it will be repainting its fleet with a forthcoming dove design to mark the 2012 London Olympics. The carrier announced this week that new design is being created by Pascal Anson, a Brighton-based design professional. The revamped aircraft will begin appearing in the company’s fleet in April and will remain on [...]

Experts believe European holiday destinations will excel over the next year due to tough economic conditions. The news comes via the Annual Post Office Holiday Money Report, which said that smaller travel budgets and record lows for the euro will attract more families from around the world to the Mediterranean region. The group says that [...]

The decision by the Department for Transport to give the green-light to a new high-speed rail link between London and Manchester has been welcomed by the Chambers of Commerce. It claims that the move will be welcomed by businesses all over the UK. However, the announcement has been met with less enthusiasm by environmental campaigners [...]

Ferry operator SeaFrance has announced that it is to shed 127 jobs in the wake of liquidation via French authorities. France’s Tribunal de Commerce court had elected to bail out the struggling company; however the decision was later barred by the European commission, which lead to a halt of operations and the liquidation of its [...]