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Jeers, Scuffles as Trial of 2013 Spanish Train Disaster That Killed 80 Begins
Date: October 6, 2022
MADRID (Reuters) -The trial of a Spanish train driver and a former head of traffic safety at national rail-infrastructure operator Adif over a train disaster that killed 80 people in the summer of 2013 kicked off on Wednesday, with a protester punching one of the defendants in a scuffle outside the courtroom. In the country’s...
Eurostar London Terminal Capacity Down 30% After Brexit, Says CEO
Date: September 28, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Eurostar’s peak capacity in London has fallen by 30% due to post-Brexit checks on travellers using the high-speed rail link between Britain and mainland Europe, the train operator’s boss has said. New border checks on British citizens introduced after Brexit have caused a “significant increase” in processing times at train stations, Eurostar...
Prices of Airline Tickets Stay High as Upkeep Woes Crimp Fleets
Date: September 21, 2022
By Jamie Freed SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Labour shortages and supply chain snarls are making it harder for airlines and lessors to return airplanes grounded during the pandemic to the skies as quickly as they would like, operators and maintenance providers say. A global squeeze on maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capacity is one of the...
France Boosts Cycling Infrastructure, Targets Rural Areas
Date: September 20, 2022
By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) – The French government said on Tuesday it would boost state support for cycling in 2023, hoping to promote the use of bicycles for transport in rural areas, improve citizens’ health, and use them in the energy transition. French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne told reporters a new 250 million...
Air France Cancels 55% of Short, Medium-Haul Flights Sept. 16 Due to Strike
Date: September 14, 2022
PARIS (Reuters) – A strike by French air traffic controllers will cause Air France to operate only 45% of its short and medium-haul flights on Friday, Sept. 16, the airline said on Wednesday. Air France also plans to operate 90% of its long-haul flights that day, the statement said. France’s DGAC aviation authority said on...
Virgin Australia Says High Staff Illness Rates Hampering Capacity, Lifting Fares
Date: September 14, 2022
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) – Virgin Australia has been unable to provide enough domestic capacity to meet demand, which is tracking above 2019 levels because of high illness rates among staff, its chief executive said on Wednesday. “It is people capacity, not aircraft capacity,” Virgin Chief Executive Jayne Hrdlicka said of the problems at...