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• Airlines call for compensation reform after ‘staggering’ air chaos revelation

  30-08-2023 19:39
  
  Industry expects to lose £100m over the air traffic control failure and wants Nats to contributeAirlines have urged reform of compensation rules after the “staggering” revelation that a single wrongly inputted flight plan to UK air traffic control disrupted hundreds of thousands of passengers’ flights.Nats, which controls UK airspace, said “an unusual piece of data” had caused the unprecedented system failure on Monday, which led to more than 1,600 flights bei
  
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• Government shelves £40m contract for helicopter transport for Rishi Sunak

  30-08-2023 19:16
  
  Tender to provide aircraft for PM and other ministers withdrawn after criticism of his short-distance flightsPlans to spend up to £40m on a contract for helicopters to transport Rishi Sunak and ministers have been shelved after sustained criticism of the prime minister’s fondness for regularly flying short distances.The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the current contract will come to a close at the end of September and will not be renewed. Official helicopter travel for minis
  
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• Contract for Rishi Sunak’s helicopter transport will not be renewed

  30-08-2023 19:16
  
  Ministry of Defence confirms £40m contract shelved after criticism of primer minster’s regular short-distance flightsPlans to spend up to £40m on a contract for helicopters to transport Rishi Sunak and ministers have been shelved after sustained criticism of the prime minister’s fondness for regularly flying short distances.The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the current contract will come to a close at the end of September and will not be renewed. Official helicop
  
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• Tell us: have you been affected by long waits for practical driving tests?

  30-08-2023 17:31
  
  We would like to hear from people who have been affected by the long waits for practical driving testsLearner drivers face long waits in many parts of the country for their practical driving test. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency says it expects long waiting times to remain throughout 2023 and in 2024. There are various reasons for the delays, including an increase in forecast demand and industrial action.Some drivers are booking test slots many miles from where they live and then trying
  
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• ‘We’re £1,000 out of pocket’: travellers affected by UK air traffic chaos

  30-08-2023 17:21
  
  As fallout from the tech meltdown continues, we hear from some of those who have been left strandedNick, 38, from Hampshire, had flown to the German city of Düsseldorf to spend a four-day holiday with his wife over the bank holiday weekend. But when the couple tried to fly back to the UK on Monday, they joined hundreds of thousands of travellers caught up in multi-day travel chaos as a result of air traffic control failures.They say they were initially stranded at the airport after their fl
  
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• UK air traffic control failure: what caused it, and who will have to pay?

  30-08-2023 16:51
  
  We look at what lies behind hundreds of thousands of people having their flights cancelled or delayedHundreds of thousands of passenger flights were delayed or cancelled after a problem with UK air traffic control on Monday. But what caused it?What was the ‘technical failure’? Continue reading...
  
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• ‘We’re £1,000 out of pocket’: readers affected by UK air traffic chaos

  30-08-2023 15:45
  
  As fallout from air traffic meltdown continues, we hear from some of those who have been left strandedNick, 38, from Hampshire, had flown to the German city of Düsseldorf to spend a four-day holiday with his wife over the bank holiday weekend. But when the couple tried to fly back to the UK on Monday, they joined hundreds of thousands of travellers caught up in multi-day travel chaos as a result of air traffic control failures.They say they were initially stranded at the airport after their
  
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• UK air traffic chaos: easyJet lays on flights for stranded customers

  30-08-2023 12:08
  
  Failure blamed on ‘dodgy’ flight plan by unnamed carrier could cost airlines £100mBusiness live – latest updatesUK flight disruption: your rights and what you are entitled toEasyJet has begun the repatriation of customers stranded by Monday’s collapse of the UK’s air traffic control system, with five flights scheduled to bring customers back to Gatwick airport, as airlines estimated the failure could cost them up to £100m.Airlines are facing costs &ldquo
  
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• Gatwick passenger numbers soar as strikes hit flight punctuality

  30-08-2023 10:45
  
  Demand for travel results in 41% rise but air traffic control industrial action across Europe affects timingsBusiness live – latest updatesPassenger numbers at Gatwick airport soared to 19 million during the first six months of the year, according to its operator, although air traffic control strikes across Europe contributed to a rise in delayed departures and landings.Demand for travel resulted in 41% more passengers travelling through the airport between January and June compared with 2
  
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• ULEZ protesters scuffle with police as tension boils over on first day of expansion of Sadiq Khan's hated £12.50 daily levy after 'blade runner' vandals destroyed cameras and TfL website crashed

  30-08-2023 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Protesters against the scheme have damaged and destroyed cameras across London by spraying them with paint, covering the lenses, cutting wires and even demolishing the poles they stand on.
  
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• UK's best and worst airports named in new survey

  30-08-2023 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - Liverpool John Lennon has been named the UK's best airport in a survey by Which? - while Manchester Airport came out worst.
  
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• UK aviation regulator prepares probe into air traffic control chaos

  30-08-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Nats points to flight data issue behind collapse of system over busy bank holiday
  
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• UK air traffic control: inquiry into whether French error caused failure subscription

  30-08-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Passengers face days of disruption after system meltdown grounds one in three UK flights
  
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• Track works complete on £116M Levenmouth rail restoration scheme

  30-08-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Track installation for Scotland's £116M Levenmouth rail restoration project was completed on late last week when Scottish transport minister Fiona Hyslop installed the final clip in the new track.
  
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• Toyota halts all Japan assembly plants due to glitch

  30-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The world's largest car maker is investigating a system fault but says a cyber attack is unlikely.
  
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• The future of UK traction arrives

  30-08-2023 02:00 via therailwayhub.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Richard Clinnick witnesses the arrival of the first Class 93 and provides all there is to know about the new tri-mode locomotive.
  
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• The £3m bus interchange which still has no buses several months after being completed

  30-08-2023 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - Conversations are taking place with operators over incorporating the interchange into existing bus routes
  
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• Switching track: Group of West Yorkshire residents on Universal Credit given the opportunity to try out a career in rail

  30-08-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - A group of 12 people from across West Yorkshire that have been long-term unemployed are all-set to begin a three-week training programme with the train operator Northern on Tuesday, 29 August.
  
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• Statement following Transport Secretarys meeting with aviation industry on air traffic control disruption

  30-08-2023 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Airlines urged to support passengers while their flights are rearranged. Government to review the NATS report in the coming days.
  
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• Ryanair says air traffic failure is not acceptable

  30-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Airline boss Michael O'Leary asks why there was no back-up system after glitch causes travel chaos.
  
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• Procurement launched on £55M South Yorkshire Supertram track renewal job

  30-08-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) has alerted contractors to a £55M opportunity for track renewals on the South Yorkshire Supertram.
  
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• Parents panic as bus firm stops school service a week before term

  30-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Hundreds of West Midlands pupils are having to find alternative ways of getting to school.
  
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• Northern voters see Tory failure to improve rail network as a kick in the teeth, focus group shows

  30-08-2023 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - Voters in focus groups say the Government downgrading northern rail links was a kick in the teeth, and suggested it made them question the overall economic situation of the region
  
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• North Star teams up with Stillstrom to work on offshore floating charge points

  30-08-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The operator of wind farm service ships will work with the Danish firm to develop its technology that aims to decarbonise the sector
  
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• No access to A3 or M25 as Wisley roadworks continue overnight, plus M23 closures to hit Gatwick passengers

  30-08-2023 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Drivers on the M25, M23, M3 and A3 face long diversions and delays due to overnight roadworks
  
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• Network Rail axes bonuses for staff who went on strike

  30-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Network Rail has withheld bonuses from union members who took part in strike action during a pay dispute.
  
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• Motorists attack Ulez charge over rising cost of living subscription

  30-08-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The expansion of Londons ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) faced a turbulent start when motorists staged protests against what they described as a money grab by Sadiq Khan.
  
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• London Underground: Large parts of Tube are loo desert, report says

  30-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The longest
  
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• London mayor scraps plan for 2025 zero-emission zone

  30-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A 2018 transport strategy had proposed a central London charge for all petrol and diesel vehicles.
  
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• Leeds Bradford Airport flights cancelled after failure

  30-08-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - YET more flights in and out of Leeds-Bradford Airport (LBA) have been cancelled this afternoon after a traffic control failure on Monday.
  
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• Heatmap reveals which counties across the North of England have the most students commuting by rail ahead of back to school next week

  30-08-2023 02:00 via media.northernrailway.co.uk
  
  Train Operators - Northern has released details of the most popular routes on its network for student commuters.
  
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• Heathrow passengers parked at airport face ULEZ charge if vehicle is moved

  30-08-2023 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Airport bosses have warned charges may build if vehicles are moved while parked
  
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• Gwynedd: A494 needs urgent change after crashes, says MS

  30-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A road that has seen 15 crashes in under two years needs improving, according to a local politician.
  
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• Esther McVey: 'I want Tatton ticket offices to remain open'

  30-08-2023 02:00 via knutsfordguardian.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Since the news broke that nearly all ticket offices at railway stations across the country would close, I have been inundated with letters and emails on the issue.
  
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• East Coast Digital Programme progresses further upgrade work

  30-08-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Billion-pound plans to enhance rail travel to and from London have progressed further with digital upgrade work that took place over the Bank Holiday weekend.
  
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• Britains airport chaos shows our transport system is no longer fit for purpose. subscription

  30-08-2023 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Getting anywhere in the countryor even trying to leave ithas become a nightmare
  
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• Blade Runners attack Ulez cameras on expansion day subscription

  30-08-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Sadiq Khan says the bigger London clean air zone is needed to deal with a public health crisis
  
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• Alstom opens new bogie factoryin Kazakhstan

  30-08-2023 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Railway Technology - The company now has 11 sites in the country, which it committed 50m of investment to at the end of last year.
  
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• Aircraft leasing is latest game for Saudi Arabia subscription

  30-08-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Saudi Arabia plans to become a significant player in international aircraft leasing.
  
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• Air traffic control boss 'not ruling out anything' after glitch causes widespread disruption

  30-08-2023 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - An air traffic control boss has said he cannot reveal the cause of the glitch which has affected thousands of passengers but is "not ruling out anything at this stage".
  
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