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Plans have been put forward which would see new lines built on the Glasgow Subway for the first time since 1896....
Disagreement over pledge for new Peterborough railway station
One of the leading candidates to be the county’s new mayor, Liberal Democrat Rod Cantrill, is already in disagreement with the city council over his key pledge to build a new Hampton railway station.
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- Easyjet forced couple off overbooked flightAirline staff failed to tell two passengers they were entitled to compensation after being 'deplaned'.
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- United beats profit estimates despite controversyViolent removal of a passenger was a ‘watershed moment’ for carrier, says chief Munoz
The Guardian
- United Airlines changes crew flight policy after forcible removal fiascoAirline says it will ensure off-duty crew are allocated seats an hour in advance to avoid customers being turfed off flightsUnited Airlines is changing its policy on booking crew on flights in the wake of a passenger being dragged off an overbooked plane.
- Air Canada apologises for bumping boy, 10, from family holiday flight Airline says it has offered ‘very generous compensation’ after Cole Doyle was not able to join the rest of his family on the plane to Costa RicaAir Canada has apologised to a Canadian family and offered “very generous compensation” after the airline bumped a 10-year-old boy from a flight.
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- British couple kicked off overbooked Easyjet flight from Luton day after United Airlines outcryA British couple were told to leave their overbooked Easyjet plane and not offered compensation just 24 hours after United Airlines passenger David Dao was dragged from his flight.
Aviation Industry
- Trump moves to restore Ex-Im Bank to full functionalityThe US Export-Import bank (Ex-Im), a key financing tool for major commercial aircraft transactions, moved a step closer to becoming fully functional again after US President Donald Trump nominated two new Ex-Im board members. read more
- United 1Q net profit down 69%; Munoz calls Dao incident ‘watershed’United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz said United Express flight 3411, from which passenger David Dao was violently dragged after being involuntarily bumped on April 9, “will prove to be a watershed moment for our company.” read more
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