May 26th - First train in Great British Railways colours departs London Waterloo
I was on board the 6.14am train to Shepperton, along with the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander. What is the big idea behind renationalising the railways?This podcast is free, as is Independent Tra...
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May 23rd - Summer flight disruption: easyJet spells out what it's doing to minimise delays
The boss of Britain's biggest budget airline, easyJet, reveals pre-emptive action:Sharper turns between arrival and departure.Spare parts and planes judiciously deployed.More slack in crew rosters in ...
23 Touko 20254min
May 22nd - Summer travellers warned: strikes and overbooking could hit your holiday flight
I have been talking once again to Gediminas Žiemelis, boss of Avia Solutions Group – which runs 14 different airlines including Ascend of the UK. He's been talking about how his company helps meet pea...
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May 21st - Stratford, east London: gateway to Europe?
The transport tech giant Uber is to take on Eurostar through the Channel Tunnel – but you may need an Uber to reach the departure station in east London. Uber has teamed up with a start-up operator, G...
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May 20th - How much??? Why it makes sense for airlines to price a one-hour flight at close to £1,000
Many people grumble at soaring air fares. But if an airline is setting fares at a preposterous level, such as £900-plus from London to Edinburgh, that's because it doesn't want you to buy it – rather,...
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May 19th - Rotterdam has a new must-visit enticement
Fenix, which has just had its opening weekend, is a breathtaking new museum that explores the deep-rooted human instinct of migration. “In every family, there is a migration story to tell,” says direc...
19 Touko 20255min
Special Podcast - A new British airline is taking to the skies
A giant Airbus A380 plane in the colours of Global Airlines will lift off from Glasgow airport in Scotland, destination New York JFK. The founder, businessman James Asquith, has pledged to “take passe...
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May 14th - There are bitey things all over the world’ – but mosquitoes are the worst
As the UK basks in unusually warm weather, everyone is in holiday mood. But beware the natural world, says the doyenne of travel health, Dr Jane Wilson-Howarth. She has been telling me about protectio...
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