23rd October 2009

Heathrow Airport Voted by Fliers as the Worst in the World

Figures that have been released by a survey, which was taken by members of Priority Pass, show that Heathrow Airport has been voted as the worst in the world. Priority Pass is one of the world’s leading independent airport lounge programs. The survey included responses from 160 countries and only respondents that took, on average, 17 flights this year were allowed to take part in the survey.
This would not have been as bad had this not been a repeat of last year’s results, as well for Heathrow Airport. Last year the airport was till recovering from the very ill fated [...]

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23rd October 2009

Bad Behavior On Planes Caused by Alcohol

It now seems that air rage, or bad behavior on airplanes, is on the increase. Reports go on to show that the main cause of this bad behavior on airplanes seems to be linked back to alcohol. Government figures went on to show that 3,485 reported incidents of disruptive behavior were reported aboard UK aircrafts in the months between April 2008 and March of 2009. This is a rise from the 2007 to 2008 figures, which only showed 2,702 cases reported.
The number of incidents classed as very serious rose from 31 in 2007 to 2008 to 44 in 2008 to [...]

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23rd October 2009

German Scientists Develop Explosive Liquid Detector

Well, it seems like German scientists have done it again. This time, however, they have come up with a new type of technology that can allow air passengers to take liquids on planes. The good news is that airlines do not have to worry about the liquids being explosive, because the new technology developed by scientists can instantly tell if the liquid is explosive or not.
The head of a team of physicists from the Juelich research center, Knut Urban, said that the prototype that they have developed can identify explosive ingredients in a fraction of a second. Thus, this could [...]

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23rd October 2009

Britons love their cars

A survey conducted by car hire giant Europcar has revealed that Britons love their cars more so than drivers across the rest of Europe.
The survey revealed that nearly three-quarters of drivers in Britain love having their own car, compared with only 60 percent of the other six countries that were surveyed.
Europcar surveyed over 5000 motorists [...]

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23rd October 2009

Rising public transport costs to put more people back in cars

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced changes to the pricing schemes of public transport which will see widespread fare rises and reduced services with the outer boroughs of the city being hit the hardest.
The new fares will see a rate rise of 20% for users of single bus fares on the Oyster card. In addition, tube travel from the outer suburb of Richmond to inner-London will rise by 10p per journey to a cost of £3.80 each way during rush hour, with off peak fares rising by 20p to reach £2.40 each way.
Mayor Johnson has also reduced or [...]

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23rd October 2009

Gatwick improvements promised by new owners

The move by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) to purchase Gatwick Airport has been met with mixed response but the group has promised to make extensive improvements.
Already the owners of London City Airport, GIP has promised passengers and improved airport experience after announcing their purchase for £1.51 billion of the world’s busiest single runway airport.
According to GIP they will modernise and upgrade the airport and hope to transform the airport experience for leisure and business travellers alike. The group has pointed to their success in operating London City airport as an indicator of their commitment and has claimed that they will [...]

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