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The majority of passengers who found themselves stuck at airports in the US as blizzards swept up the east coast have made it to their required destinations, according to the airlines. Spokesman for Chicago-based United, Rahsaan Johnson, confirmed that the carrier had now managed to get most passengers home or at least on their way home. The airline has added an extra Boeing 747 between New York and Los Angeles.
Delta Airlines said that by the end of the day it hopes to have flown 90 per cent of its passengers’ home. Spokesman Anthony Black said the only real issue for [...]

The government has considered the possibility of bringing in higher airport taxes in the hope that it will ease congestion by deterring passengers from flying in the South-East.
The hope is that passengers will then choose regional airports instead of the overcrowded South-East airports.
Theresa Villiers, the Aviation Minister said that Air Passenger Duty would need to be reformed next year which could lead to a variety of rates among different airports and reduce overcrowding.
She also said that the reforms would help regional airports to do better and in turn relieve the congestion in busy airports in the South-East.
Air taxes will be [...]

Commuters returning to work in 2011 are unlikely to feel very seasonal as they are faced with a massive increase in fare prices according to London TravelWatch. The watchdog warned that the average price of fares on the travel network was set to increase by 6.8 per cent as of 2 January.
Those who use a Pay As You Go Oyster card will find themselves paying extra for a single trip between zones 1 and 2 as the price is pushed up to £1.80. During peak times, the daily maximum and Oyster carrier will have to pay will increase by 80 [...]

As commuters get set for a year of huge increases to rail fares due to rail network upgrades, we look at ways to decrease those ticket costs and save some much needed money in what looks set to be a year of austerity.
If you know where you’re going in advance then you can book your ticket early, bringing down the cost of travel. Many train operators will have a limited amount of discounted tickets on offer which can sometimes be purchased for a fraction of the usual price.
You could save a considerable amount of money by booking early and a [...]

A transport watchdog is warning London commuters that they will face, what it has described as, a staggering increase in fares. An average price hike of 6.8 per cent will occur on trams, buses and the Tube, according to London TravelWatch.
Plans to remove some travelcards from the system will also mean that travellers are forced [...]

Temperatures over the winter season haven’t exactly been forgiving. With lows of -0.8C (32F) – which is colder than it has been in any year since 1683/84 – it’s no wonder that millions of lives have been affected and Christmas shopping has seen a poor turn-out, further damaging the economy.
In past years, January and February have been colder than December which means that if this year is the same, we could be in for one of the coldest winters on record.
The last few days have seen temperatures rising again but the Met Office has warned of a January that will [...]

This Wednesday, American Airlines parent company AMR said that ticket sales had fared well after a dispute between them and two of the largest online travel agencies in the US though critics are saying that the extra incentives could have softened the blow.
According to AMR, passengers looking to book flights had made a gradual shift to booking directly through their own website rather going through Expedia Inc. (EXP) or Orbitz Worldwide Inc. (OWW). The airline, which is the third-largest in the US, is on the frontline of industry efforts to centralize the sale tickets on the internet and lower costs [...]

An elderly airline passenger has been arrested by the police after he punched a teenager in the arm for refusing to turn off his iPhone. The 68-year-old became irritated with the boy because he refused to comply with the usual instructions that all passengers are required to turn off electronic items including cell phones during take-off and landing.
According to a number of other passengers who witnessed the incident, the 15-year-old boy ignored the request as the plane started its final approach into Boise, Idaho. The plane was coming in from Las Vegas. The man accused of lashing out has been [...]

Cathay Pacific has announced that it will be investigating why passengers, who had already been on planes for 16 hours after flying to New York from Hong Kong, had to wait a further 11 hours at the airport before they were allowed to disembark. The airline has already issued an apology to the 1,100 customers who were affected.
A number of angry customers are accusing the airline of failing to communicate what was going on. Others are asking why Cathay jets were allowed to leave Hong Kong if the airline knew there would be problems caused by severe blizzards in New [...]

Cathay Pacific has issued an apology to more than 1000 of its passengers after they were forced to spend hours on the tarmac at New York’s John F Kennedy airport because of severe weather conditions. Travellers have accused the airline of mismanaging the situation and not communicating with them.
Cathay has admitted that some 1100 of [...]

According to a survey conducted in Wales, the number of unemployed people with mental health problems is increasing rapidly.
Many youngsters are suffering from depression, insomnia and panic attacks according to the survey by the Princes Trust.
Young people in Wales have been badly affected by the recession with a lack of direction and drive being at the heart of their depression.
The report said that young people without some focus in their lives such as education, employment or training were the worst affected.
The survey was based on feedback from 2,170 16-to-25-year-olds in England and Wales.
The findings revealed that at least 48 per [...]

As 2011 waits just around the corner, research is showing that many businesses will freeze pay in the new year while many more will implement wage cuts. Of the 345 companies that were included in the survey, only two in five said that they will give their staff, bonuses.
Six in 10 said that during the past three years they had already cut or frozen wages as the economy continues to show a weakening trend.
A spokesman for BCC said that numerous factors would be affecting the decisions of businesses as they move into 2011 such as spending cuts, more regulations and [...]