Ireland faces new mass emigration wave

Posted on: December 28th, 2011 Posted by Betty Morgan
Ireland is facing a new wave of mass emigration, with scores of its young people heading off to Australia and America. Emigration is becoming so widespread... read more

Airport tax consultation labeled a sham

Posted on: December 7th, 2011 Posted by Betty Morgan
Government consultation on APD tax was nothing other than a sham, as well as a waste of hard-working taxpayers’ money, according to airline chiefs. The air... read more

Boris Island airport receives support

Posted on: November 30th, 2011 Posted by Betty Morgan
Chancellor George Osborne today hinted at potential Government support for the construction of the proposed “Boris Island” airport in London. Mayor of London Boris Johnson remains... read more

Hurricane Rina en route to Mexican Caribbean resorts

Posted on: October 26th, 2011 Posted by Betty Morgan
Ferocious Hurricane Rina is heading to Mexico’s most popular tourist destination, Cancun, as well as other beach resorts scattered along the country’s famous Caribbean coast. Hurricane... read more

Nationalised rail might save more than a billion

Posted on: September 28th, 2011 Posted by Betty Morgan
Renationalising the UK’s railways might save the taxpayer around £1.2 billion per year, according to union-commissioned studies. The report – for Aslef, RMT, the Rail, Maritime... read more

HS2 link is flawed suggests think tank

Posted on: July 20th, 2011 Posted by Betty Morgan
The government’s proposed HS2 high-speed rail link connecting the UK capital London and its second city Birmingham has economic flaws, according to a leading think... read more

Ryanair Sicily flights disrupted by Libya strikes

Posted on: March 23rd, 2011 Posted by Betty Morgan
Low-cost carrier Ryanair has announced that it has stopped all flights to a Sicilian airport due to the military action in Libya. The budget Irish... read more

Gay hotels to be investigated by equality watchdog

Posted on: February 21st, 2011 Posted by Betty Morgan
A government-funded watchdog which is investigating discrimination against heterosexual couples is to investigation hotels that only accent gay people. A new law, which is designed... read more

BA cabin crew could strike over Easter

Posted on: January 24th, 2011 Posted by Betty Morgan
British Airways cabin crew have backed a call for another wave of strikes, potentially causing disruption over the Easter half-term. The treat of the industrial... read more

EasyJet reports double loss in profit warning

Posted on: January 21st, 2011 Posted by Betty Morgan
Budget airline easyJet’s shares dropped drastically after the carrier reported half-yearly losses in the millions, blaming weather and rising petrol costs. Shares for the discount group... read more