China Bans Airlines from Taking Part in EU Emissions Scheme
Posted on: February 7th, 2012 Posted by Lucy Williams
There have been reports for some time stating that China would not be taking part in the European Union’s emission scheme. Now it appears that these reports were correct. On Monday, China made it very clear that it has banned its airlines from taking part in the European Emissions Trading Scheme. Unfortunately, for the European [...]
Olympic Bonuses Rejected by London Underground
Posted on: February 1st, 2012 Posted by Lucy Williams
According to new reports, London Underground staff have recently rejected a £500 Olympics bonus. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union, which actually represents thousands of tube workers, said that the extra pay for working during the games is not enough. They went on to say that this offer actually comes with a lot of strings [...]
US Airlines See Transparency Rule Come into Effect
Posted on: January 26th, 2012 Posted by Lucy Williams
People who fly in and out of the United States no longer have to worry about airlines trying to hide fees from them any longer. This is because the US government’s transparency rule is now in full swing. This is a rule that will keep airlines from being able to hide fees when advertising, thus [...]
London Olympic Games Inspire BA to Paint Doves on Plane
Posted on: January 20th, 2012 Posted by Lucy Williams
Every person and company is celebrating the London Olympic Games in their own way. For British Airways, they want to celebrate these games by painting doves on their planes. The airline said that both long and short-haul planes would get these Olympic Games makeovers. Reports show that it is design tutor Pascal Anson who has [...]
David Cameron and Ed Miliband in Rail Fare Battle
Posted on: January 16th, 2012 Posted by Lucy Williams
It seems just recently that Prime Minister David Cameron and Opposition leader Ed Miliband got into a slight battle over rail fares recently. A lot of this has to do with the fare hikes that will be implemented at the first of this year. The average increase for all tickets is going to be 5.9 [...]
A4 Flyover to Be Open in Time for Olympic Games
Posted on: January 10th, 2012 Posted by Lucy Williams
It now seems that Transport for London has assured that repairs on the Hammersmith flyover will be finished in time for the 2012 Summer Olympic games. It has been announced that this section of the A4 will have to stay closed to traffic for at least another week at minimum. This will be done so [...]
United States Airlines Voted Safest of 2011
Posted on: January 4th, 2012 Posted by Lucy Williams
According to new reports, it has never been safer to fly in America. In fact, 2011 proved to be a great year for most carriers, as far as safety goes. There were only 153 fatalities in the last ten years. This actually equals just two deaths for every 100 million commercial passengers. Just ten years [...]
Boxing Day Strike Causes Travel Misery
Posted on: December 28th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
It now appears that a walkout by striking Tube drivers has caused some very bad travel misery on Boxing Day. On the London Underground, some key lines were knocked out of operation because of this strike. Reports go on to show that drivers from the Aslef union staged a big 24-hour walkout. They were apparently [...]
Bargain hunters brave London Tube strike
Posted on: December 27th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
Bargain hunters managed to reach shops in the West End of London yesterday, despite a strike that saw London Underground services drastically reduced. Services on the Central and Circle lines were suspended, while other routes only had partial services in operation. People heading for the annual Boxing Day sales took taxis and buses to locations [...]
Two Train Hoppers Found Buried in Coal
Posted on: December 20th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
It has now been announced that a young couple was found dead under a mound of coal after train hopping across the United States. The two people were Christopher Artes and Medeana Hendershot, age 22 and 25. Apparently, these two liked to illegally hop freight trains and travel around the nation. They did this without [...]

