Passengers

Plane Tickets Sold By Passenger Weight.. Not Seat

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle

A tiny airline is offering a new reason to lose weight before your next trip - tickets sold not by the seat, but by the kilogram. Samoa Air planned...

Should Drivers Be Made To Learn For A Year?

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 08.11.2012 | UK

First-time drivers should be made to learn for a year before they can get their licence, say insurers. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is...

West Coast Contract Cancelled Over 'Technical Flaws'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.10.2012 | UK

The competition to run trains on the West Coast Main Line has been cancelled following the discovery of "significant technical flaws" in the way the f...

Birmingham Airport Closed After Plane Skids Off Runway

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.09.2012 | UK

A plane has skidded off the runway at Birmingham airport, causing all flights to be suspended in and out of airport. The Monarch-chartered flight f...

Branson Urges Cameron 'To Get Some Sense'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.08.2012 | UK

Sir Richard Branson has urged David Cameron to intervene in the row over the West Coast Mainline contract to "try and get some sense" into the Departm...

Sir Richard Branson Offers To Run West Coast Main Line For Free

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.08.2012 | UK

Sir Richard Branson has offered to run the West Coast Main Line for free to allow parliament more time to examine their decision to award the franchis...

Holiday Hell? 1500 Passengers Diverted After Fog Shrouds Gatwick Airport

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 30.05.2012 | UK

Fog shrouding Gatwick Airport caused disruption for around 1,500 airline passengers overnight after they were diverted away from Gatwick Airport due t...

'The Captain Shouted Mayday, There Was A Bang And A Rush Of Cold Air'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.04.2012 | UK

A couple onboard a Ryanair flight described the terrifying moment they heard a "bang" followed by a rush of cold air before oxygen masks dropped and t...

Adrift Cruise Ship Carrying Sixty Britons Repaired And 'Sailing Directly To Malaysia'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 31.03.2012 | UK

Cruise ship Azamara quest, which had 100 Britons on board and was drifting after a fire in the seas south of the Philippines has been repaired and is ...

First Passenger Speaks Out After 'Horrible' Ordeal On Costa Allegra

Posted 01.03.2012 | UK

One of the first passengers off the Costa Allegra has described how "horrible" the conditions were on board the ill-fated liner. As the Costa Alle...

Passengers Shocked After Bus Driver Stops At Off Licence En-Route

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 30.01.2012 | UK

A bus driver stunned passengers in Belfast by making an unscheduled stop at an off licence during his bus route. The driver of the 7B Laurelgrove M...

Two Passengers Freed After 11-Car Pile-Up On M11

PA | Posted 24.03.2012 | UK

Firefighters have freed two trapped people following an 11-vehicle pile-up on the M11. Emergency services were called to reports of an accident inv...

How Will Rail Price Hikes Affect You?

Huffington Post UK | George Sandeman | Posted 16.10.2011 | UK

Train commuters in England will be subject to rail fare rises of at least eight per cent next year as inflation rates remain high. The fare increa...