April 9th - How online scammers pretending to be airlines could plunder your bank account
Villains are stalking social media in search of passengers frustrated at the lack of contact from their airlines.I've been hearing from Karen Welsh, who told me: "Potentially being scammed out of a fo...
9 Apr 20255min
April 8th - The world's ten best airport approaches revealed
It's Travel Desk Tuesday, and I'm talking to travel writer for The Independent Amelia Neath about a survey that rates the most beautiful approaches to airports around the world – including three that ...
8 Apr 20256min
April 7th - Continental Corridor through Dover
When Europe’s much delayed entry-exit system finally takes effect, motorists departing by ferry from Dover will face a two-stage process to enter the EU – with the locations for each element taking pa...
7 Apr 20256min
April 4th - Easter rush gets under way
Many schools break up on Friday 4 April, and I've been looking ahead to the likely pain points on road, rail, air and ferry.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up ...
4 Apr 20254min
April 3rd - Luton gets the go-ahead for expansion
London's fourth airport is to expand by 90% in the next 15 years. I've been looking back at its history – and forward at possible long-haul expansion.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's w...
3 Apr 20254min
April 2nd - Heathrow – what went wrong on 21 March?
MPs on the Transport Select Committee spent the morning grilling Thomas Woldbye, chief executive of London Heathrow, about the decision to close down Europe's busiest airport following a power outage....
2 Apr 20256min
April 1st - Busy week for budget airlines in southeast England
Yesterday I was at Southend airport for the opening of a new easyJet base. Today the target is Luton airport where Jet2 has opened a new base – at the home of easyJet. Steve Heapy, chief executive of ...
1 Apr 20256min
March 31st - Exclusive interview with Michael O’Leary
Ryanair has just announced it has carried 200 million passengers over the course of a year. A good moment, then, to catch up with Michael O’Leary, who has been chief executive for the past 31 years. W...
31 Mars 20255min
