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Magnificent sevens: Opinions differ on America’s best tourism wonders

The Man Who Pays His Way: Readers have much to say about Florida, New York and California

The Independent UK

Birmingham Airport news latest: Flights delayed after bomb scare forces hundreds of passengers to evacuate

Bomb disposal experts rushed to Birmingham Airport following reports of a suspicious vehicle

The Independent UK

EasyJet offering salaries up to 170k in pilot recruitment battle at Gatwick

Airlines, including British Airways, are offering competitive wages amid air travel staff shortages

The Independent UK

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10 things the UK government needs to do to make car-free living a mainstream choice for families

Exclusive: Improvements from free railcards for all to Uber for Teens are essential to tempt families from their cars

The Independent UK

Hundreds of Ryanair flights could be axed next summer due to Boeing delays, says Michael O’Leary

The budget carrier was due to receive 30 Boeing 737 Max aircraft before June 2025

The Independent UK

Severe turbulence on flight sends passengers and food flying across cabin: ‘Coffee dripping on me from ceiling’

Inflight meals and coffee went airbourne on Friday

The Independent UK

‘Groundbreaking’ flights six-times faster than speed of sound one step closer as new engine unveiled

A flight between London and New York could take less than an hour if top speeds are reached

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‘HS2 light’ link to Manchester could replace scrapped line beyond Birmingham

Proposals are being reviewed for a more cost-effective HS2 line to Crewe

The Independent UK

Brexit Border Bonus: Brussels is delivering exactly what we demanded with fingerprinting and facial biometrics

The Man Who Pays His Way: The EU has acquiesced to our wish to spend more time with our passports en route to the sunlit uplands

The Independent UK

Is it safe to travel to Dubai? Your rights amid ongoing conflict in Middle East

The Foreign Office does not warn against travel to the UAE following hostilities in the Middle East

The Independent UK

Is it safe to travel to Cyprus? Your rights amid ongoing conflict in Middle East

Governments of the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada and the US all maintain that visiting the Mediterranean island is safe

The Independent UK

100 years of motorways: Simon Calder’s complete history, from the first car to the best UK service station

All you need to know about the long and not-very-winding motorway

The Independent UK

Storm activity caused turbulence on fatal Singapore Airlines flight, claims expert

A ‘terrible miscalculation’ led flight SQ321 to fall, said Richard Woodward

The Independent UK

Motorway 100: How the Italians transformed road travel

The Man Who Pays His Way: The visionaries of fast intercity road transport held some highly questionable political views

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Proposal for Eurostar stop at Stratford International revived by MP

International trains would bring a ‘boost to employment and prosperity in East London’, says Sir Stephen Timms

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British Airways cancels summer 2025 flights from Southampton Airport

The airline is offering affected customers ‘alternative flights’ or ‘a full refund’

The Independent UK

Hitchhiker’s guide, rule one: a German tourist will always be along eventually

The Man Who Pays His Way: Greek mainland hopping – and why a 180-degree turn is sometimes the only way home

The Independent UK

British Airways: What’s going wrong? Simon Calder reveals what’s really causing the airline so many problems

With delays and cancellations once again plaguing the national carrier, Simon Calder delves into the challenges faced by BA – including intense competion from budget airlines and complexity of crew schedules

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Europe’s perfect one-day journey: Travel Switzerland by rail and bus, from deep south to far north

Simon Calder on how to glide through generous Alpine scenery between two spectacular locations

The Independent UK

As biggest-ever railway Wetherspoons opens at London Waterloo – is station catering fit for purpose?

Train Talk: Much transport catering is dominated by a single company – and it isn’t J D Wetherspoon

The Independent UK

Ryanair says air fares will keep falling through winter

‘Good news for our passengers, bad news for our shareholders’ – chief executive Michael O’Leary

The Independent UK

Slaying the myths about tougher post-Brexit red tape for UK travellers to Europe

The Man Who Pays His Way: Can we all start singing from the same post-Brexit hymn sheet, please?

The Independent UK

Fare-dodging: Simon Calder reveals the inside story on the rules on rail tickets and how they are enforced

Chief magistrate insists 74,000 fines for alleged fare-dodging on the railway should be quashed – but efforts continue to catch passengers without valid tickets

The Independent UK

Just when passengers thought they could count on a rail trip, LNER announces bumper weekend strikes

The Man Who Pays His Way: Jubilation at airlines as train travellers wonder: what fresh hell is this?

The Independent UK

Athens wildfires: What are your rights if you are there or have a holiday booked?

Ferries are being diverted away from the affected area

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