February 24th - Decision day approaches for new runway at Gatwick
It’s a busy week for airport announcements in the London area. On Wednesday Heathrow is likely to say more on its expansion plans for an added runway – and Gatwick is hoping to hear a decision from th...
24 Feb 20254min
February 21st - The SAS million-point challenge – Part 2
Today the second episode of a special two-part podcast with Barry Collins – a property developer from Eastbourne who decided to take up the SAS million-point challenge. He had to fly on 15 of the 17 S...
21 Feb 20257min
February 20th - The SAS million-point challenge – part 1
On Thursday and Friday I am bringing you a special two-part podcast with Barry Collins – a property developer from Eastbourne who decided to take up the SAS million-point challenge. Fly 15 of the 17 S...
20 Feb 20258min
February 19th - Russia: international pariah, but well connected
As talk of a peace deal intensifies, Russia remains on the no-fly list for the UK and European Union. But many airlines from outside Europe are happy to fly to and from Moscow, St Petersburg and elsew...
19 Feb 20255min
February 18th - Trainline isn’t the only answer
“You won’t find cheaper tickets anywhere else”: that is the remarkable pledge from rail retailer Trainline.A poster campaign outside one of the UK’s busiest railway stations creates the impression tha...
18 Feb 20255min
February 17th - North Korea reopens to tourists this week
An exclusive for you today. After five years of closure to tourists, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will receive its first Western visitors this week. As Simon Cockerell, general manager of...
17 Feb 20258min
February 14th - Britain's busiest rail line to be hit by strikes this month and next
Mind the gap – between what train drivers on London's Elizabeth line have been offered, and what they believe they deserve. The employers have offered a 4.5% raise which would take their annual salary...
14 Feb 20255min
February 13th - The King's Cross station sprint
Network Rail wants passengers to stay safe at stations – not running for their trains – and to avoid delays to trains at London King's Cross, the hub for the East Coast main line. So it is trialling r...
13 Feb 20254min
