Recent research suggests that the rules at airports which forbid liquids to be carried onto aircraft are regularly being flouted by passengers. The survey shows that around a quarter of customers have, at one point, taken liquids through security either deliberately or without meaning to. The study was conducted by Skyscanner, a popular flight comparison [...]

An inquest into the Grayrigg rail crash has been hearing how faulty points were to blame. Network Rail track engineer, Keith Vernon, has told the enquiry that he could tell something was very wrong as soon as he arrived on the scene. He explained that the points should not have been in the condition they [...]

A plane carrying tourists has crashed outside of Kathmandu, killing 19 people. There were 16 tourists onboard the small Buddha Air plane, which was taking them to view Mount Everest and nearby peaks on a sightseeing flight. But air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane just after 07:31 am local time. The privately owned [...]

The top pilots union in Australia is calling for the resignation of Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce. The news comes just after the airline’s engineers announced a strike that will commence in the coming week, and now the president of the Australian and International Pilots Association, Barry Jackson, has called on shareholders of the troubled [...]

Edinburgh is looking forward to some boom years according to the country’s tourism chief. Edinburgh’s economy has been remarkably resilient to the effects of the economic downturn, including its attractions and hotels. Chairman of VisitScotland, Mike Cantly, said the tourism sector was due to improve between 2012 and 2014 as Scotland hosts the Ryder Cup [...]

US car hire firm Enterprise is adding more electric vehicles to its rental fleet. The Saint Louis-based company said this week that it would be purchasing additional emissions-cutting cars to add to the EVs in its current fleet, which consist of the Mitsubishi i-Miev, the Peugeot iOns and about 500 Nissan Leafs. Additionally, the firm [...]

This week saw the announcement of a £300 million plan to develop land surrounding Edinburgh Airport. The proposal comes from a consortium consisting of a number of entities including Edinburgh Airport and would see surrounding 85 hectares turned into the “International Business Gateway.” Developers say the project would create more than 3,500 jobs over the [...]

A recent study commissioned by high-speed train operator Eurostar suggests that Brits are less concerned by environmental issues when they choose their holidays than some European neighbours. The survey revealed that 70 per cent of residents in the UK are not influenced by environmental concerns when they buy a holiday compared to 60 per cent [...]

Car hire giant Hertz has rebranded its car sharing service. The company unveiled this week its revamped Hertz On Demand program, which will see enhanced customer benefits and services in the coming weeks, whilst locations will be expanded and cost-cutting measures will be implemented. Hertz also said that that it will update its vehicle fleet, [...]

Shares of European holiday firm Thomas Cook dropped on Wednesday after the company released a grim profit warning. The firm’s statement said that profits would suffer substantially –about 25 per cent- due to ongoing trouble in the Middle East and North Africa as well as weak consumer spending trends both in the United Kingdom and [...]