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Monday, 08 December 2008

BBC News

• More and faster trains promisedRail passengers across Britain will benefit from almost 700 extra services on weekdays from next Monday, train operators say.
• Stansted protest delays flightsFlights at Stansted airport in Essex are delayed as more than 50 climate protesters break into a secure area near the runway.
• BA announces job cuts at GatwickBritish Airways plans to cut more than 100 jobs at Gatwick airport when it reduces its services next year.
• Oil prices up on talk of Opec cutOil prices rebound from four-year lows after Opec's president says the oil cartel could announce a large reduction in oil output.

Financial Times

• Ferrovial starts clock in race for GatwickSpain's Ferrovial has started a race against time to complete the sale of London Gatwick airport, calling for indicative bids by January 19
• T5 success helps BA narrow gap on rivalsThe British flag carrier has improved greatly on its disastrous performance of a year earlier, with more flights arriving on time and fewer misplaced bags at Heathrow's Terminal 5

The Independent

• Tube workers to stage second strike Workers responsible for fault-finding and maintaining the electrical supply to the London Underground will begin their second 36-hour strike tonight in a row over pay.

The Scotsman

• Morrisons cuts diesel to below £1Supermarket giant Morrisons has slashed the cost of diesel to below the £1-a-litre mark in a move likely to intensify the forecourt price war.

The Telegraph

• Climate change protestors cause flight cancellations at Stansted AirportMore than 50 climate change activists have broken in to a secure area of Stansted closing a runway and causing 21 flights to be cancelled.
• Four arrests as climate change activists from Plane Stupid break in to Stansted AirportMore than 50 climate change activists have broken in to a secure area of Stansted Airport and forced the closure of the runway resulting in four people being arrested.
• Stansted airport invasion persistent protestors will not go awayThe Stansted protest is a harbinger of what could be a winter of discontent at our airports.

Daily Express

• EasyJet fills upBUDGET airline easyJet carried nearly 3million passengers in November, an increase of 3.4 per cent on the same month last year.
• EasyJet fills upBUDGET airline easyJet carried nearly 3million passengers in November, an increase of 3.4 per cent on the same month last year.

The Sun

• Flights back on after protestPROTESTERS caused 21 flights to be shelved today after storming Stansted Airport
• British Airways axes 100 jobsBRITISH Airways is to axe more than 100 jobs when it trims flights by 15 per cent

Birmingham Post

• Poor transport links affecting business expansion, claims chamberA lack of investment in transport links across the UK is stifling business expansion in Coventry and Warwickshire, according to a new report.

Metro

• MPs plot to force runway voteRebel Labour MPs are defying Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon by plotting to force a Commons vote on a third runway at Heathrow
• Rail firms add extra 700 trains a dayStruggling rail commuters may be facing inflation-busting fare rises but they will at least be getting more and faster trains
• More trains may soothe fare painStruggling rail commuters may be facing inflation-busting fare rises but they will at least be getting more and faster trains

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Call for more to be done to promote free bus travel for over-60sA north-east MSP is calling for more to be done to promote free bus travel for the over-60s after figures revealed thousands of eligible Aberdeenshire residents have not collected their passes.
• Mixed fortunes for train usersRAIL travellers facing inflation-busting fare rises in the new year will at least be getting more, and faster, trains, it was revealed today.
• Getting on our bikes could lift economy by £4billionScotland™s economy could benefit by up to £4billion each year if we cycled as much as people in parts of the Continent, a report says.
• Flashing road signs will warn drivers to slow downTRANSPORT Scotland is to trial flashing road signs on the A85 Oban-Perth road at Lochawe, in an attempt to tackle speeding in the village.
• Aberdeen bus dispute set to intensifyA pay dispute between transport giant First and its staff threatens to escalate this week, bringing further disruption to the company™s bus services in Aberdeen.
• Invernessians hail return of Victorian Market trainRAIL enthusiasts old and young gathered in the Victorian Market in Inverness on Saturday for the welcome revival of a much-loved model railway.

Wales Online

• Four arrested in runway protestFour people were arrested today after at least 50 climate change activists broke in to a secure area of Stansted Airport, police said.

Blackpool Gazette

• Fears over council services if talks failVITAL services face being cut across the Fylde coast if a Lancashire-wide agreement aimed at sharing the burden of free bus travel collapses today.

Northants Evening Telegraph

• Rail users hit out at new timetableControversial changes to train timetables have resulted in increased anger from rail users in Northamptonshire.

Peterborough Telegraph

• 29 arrested after runway protestSome 29 people have been arrested after at least 50 climate change activists broke in to a secure area of Stansted Airport, Essex Police said.

West Sussex Gazette

• Bus strike called offSTAGECOACH drivers have cancelled their planned strike action and voted to accept the company's pay offer.
• BA has announced job cuts at Gatwick AirportBRITISH Airways is planning to cur more than 100 jobs at Gatwick Airport.

Railnews

• News: Rail freight set to overtake road freight in France LEGISLATION proposed by the French government will increase the percentage of freight that is not transported by road from 14 per cent to 25 per cent by 2012 — and will also reduce carbon emissions by 20 per cent by 2020.

Other News Sources

• ANALYSIS: Mergers loom large again ABTN editor Stanley Slaughter takes a closer look at airline consolidation read more
• 30 per cent have voted so far in TIF referendumThe returning officer in charge of the referendum on Greater Manchester’s £2.7bn Transport Innovation Fund bid has appealed for more people to cast their votes.
• Youngsters choose cars above eco-friendly transport optionsWashington, Dec 7 : A new research has determined that young people find the prospect of driving cars more attractive than other modes of travel that are more environment friendly.
• TTA members told to avoid the hard sell on online social networksTravel businesses using online social networking media to promote their businesses must avoid the hard sell, delegates to the TTA Future in Focus conference were told. Speaking at the TTA Future in Focus one day conference in London, travel marketing company Capela Travel Training founding director Gary Grieve said tools such as blogs, social networks and user generated content are all effective ways of marketing your business. However, he added should you succumb to the temptation to really promote your product, you will suffer. Grieve said:
• Cabinet split delays decision on HeathrowThe government postponed giving the go-ahead to a third runway at Heathrow yesterday amid growing pressure to reverse its support for expansion.

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