Travel Industry News 29th May 2023

Elizabeth Line journey times to Heathrow cut but T5 loses Canary Wharf services For the first time, trains are running on all branches throughout the entire line.  This means that services from Shenfield now continue onto the Western branch instead of terminating at Paddington. Two trains per hour from Shenfield  and will now run semi-fast between Paddington and Heathrow T2/3 …

Travel Industry News 22nd May 2023

Decision on Heathrow charges delayed to October London Heathrow airport will have to wait until the middle of October to find out how much it can charge per passenger over the next few years.  In March, the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority set out its final decision for Heathrow’s passenger charges up to the end of 2026, which would see prices …

Travel Industry News 15th May 2023

Emirates phases out paper boarding passes for flights departing Dubai Taking a step forward in its drive to offer customers the convenience and assurance of digitally enabled travel journeys, Emirates will require most passengers departing Dubai to use a mobile boarding pass instead of a printed paper version, from 15 May onwards. Passengers checking in at Terminal 3 will receive …

Travel Industry News 10th May 2023

Latest UK rail strikes set for May and June Train drivers’ union ASLEF has announced more strike dates for the coming weeks, after what it called “a ‘risible’ pay offer from the 16 train companies with whom we are in dispute”.  Members are set to walk out on walk out on Friday May 12, Wednesday May 31 and Saturday June …