Photo by Benjamin Davies on Unsplash Sightseers and commuters in London are being given the chance to make more eco-friendly journeys. This is thanks to “Earth Clipper”, Europe’s first hybrid high speed passenger ferry. Built to the High-Speed Craft Code it is the first of three new passenger ferries operated by a UK company, “Uber Boat by Thames…
Airlines are rolling out the latest “state-of-the-art” industry technologies in order to help counter turbulence. The problem of turbulence hit the global headlines recently when a British citizen died during severe turbulence. The Singapore Airlines flight encountered severe turbulence on its way from London to Singapore on May 21, leaving one person dead and several…
Photo by Wael Hneini on Unsplash The airline Emirates has announced a series of special offers for holidaymakers travelling to Dubai this summer. With a return ticket, all of its customers can enjoy complimentary access to some of the city’s top attractions. Passengers flying to, through, or back to Dubai can also use their boarding pass to access…
Photo by Robert Lukeman on Unsplash PLAY, a low-cost carrier based in Iceland, will relaunch its Brussels flights on May 28, the third consecutive year it has served travellers from the Belgian capital. It offers three flights a week from Brussels Zaventem Airport to Reykjavík, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, between 28 May and 7…
Photo by Géraud Gordias on Unsplash The EU Council presidency and European Parliament’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the reform of the Single European Sky. The aim of the reform is to try to reduce aviation’s impact on environment and climate. It also hopes to improve the performance, organisation and management of European airspace. The legislative package consists of an amended proposal for the recast of the Single European Sky regulation and a proposal for a regulation amending the EU Aviation Safety Agency basic…
Photo by Dmitrii Vaccinium on Unsplash The EU says it is “committed” to boosting cycling across Europe. It says it is taking “another important step” in reducing transport emissions by adopting European Declaration on Cycling. This was done in the margins of the Informal Transport European Council and the Connecting Europe Days. Speaking at the event, Adina Valean, the…
Photo by Viktor Bystrov on Unsplash The third high-level meeting of the EU-Ukraine Transport Dialogue has taken place in Kyiv. The meeting on 21 March focused on efforts to keep Ukraine’s exports and imports moving via the Solidarity Lanes, improving connectivity, safety and security as well as sustainability. Reaction to the meeting came from the EU Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean. The…
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash The EU and its member states have reached a deal which aims to strengthen EU member state cooperation in the cross-border investigation of traffic offences. To prevent reckless driving while abroad, the updated rules will expand the list of traffic offences committed by non-resident drivers that trigger cross-border assistance possibly resulting in…
Photo by Rhys Moult on Unsplash In a speech at an event entitled ‘The Future via Carpathia-Caucasian Road Corridor,’ held on March 19th in the European Parliament in Brussels, Ryszard Czarnecki, a Member of the European Parliament, emphasised the critical importance of prioritising trans-regional trade corridors for the economic development and security of the European Union (EU) and…
Photo by Nigel Tadyanehondo on Unsplash A transport campaign group says that MEPs are supporting the expansion in the number of extra-long and extra-heavy lorries on EU roads. They go on to warn that this poses “serious potential consequences for road safety.” The parliament this week voted on a proposal published in July last year by the European…
