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British Airways (BA) will be appraised about the high court’s decision on granting it the right to issue injunction, by December 17. The injunction will empower BA with the legal leverage necessary to avert the strikes planned by the Christmas cabin crew.
The Royal Court of Justice in London oversaw the hearing in which the airline challenged the validity of the poll organised by the rebelling Unite union. Its argument was based on the fact that around 800 employees who had opted for voluntary redundancy in November and December were made a part of the poll.
Bruce Carr QC, who represents BA, termed the strike, called from December 22 to January 2, as “wilful, disproportionate and unlawful.”
Mr. Carr stated that Unite’s passivity towards the inclusion of the employees, despite possessing a clear knowledge of their redundancies was baffling.
Unite will present its side of the story, after which Mrs. Justice Cox will pronounce her ruling. BA also reiterated that it would hold emergency talks with the union, in an attempt to prevent the walkout.

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The high speed rail network in UK will become fully functional by spring next year.

Detailing the UK government’s plans, on December 14, the British transport secretary, Lord Adonis, stated that he was hopeful about circulating the essential details of the network by March. A public consultation process in August 2010 would follow a White Paper dissemination of the proposal.

Speaking at an event organised to announce the opening of UK’s only high speed rail line, ‘High Speed One’ to general commuters in Kent, Lord Adonis expressed the hope that the line would set benchmarks for the whole of Britain to follow.

Lord Adonis also conveyed his expectations from the report to be submitted by ‘High Speed Two’, a corporation conceived to guide the expansion of a high speed network connecting London and Scotland. According to him, a careful assessment of the report would pave the way for smooth implementation of high speed rail in spring.

The UK Department for Transport too vouched for the criticality of the High Speed Two report, towards the proliferation of high speed rail in Britain.

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For the government’s objective on carbon dioxide discharge cuts to be attained, air travel expansion in the UK should not surpass 60% by 2050, a number well below the estimated growth rate of 200% by the same timeline. The figures reported by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) also maintain a permissible increase in the volume of passengers from 230m in 2005 to 695m in 2050.

To meet the set targets, no further developments beyond the proposed expansions at Heathrow, Edinburgh and Stansted Airports would be allowed.

The report has forecasted that operational enhancements could account for a 30% cut in carbon dioxide discharges. An increase in carbon price to £200 per tCO2, together with restrictive airport development, could curtail the anticipated 200% increase to 115%. Rail travel and a greater practice of video conferencing by business travelers could slash flying demand by 10% and 30% respectively.

Despite all these measures, the figure of a mere 60% increase looks far-fetched and the CCC has stated that higher airfares might have to be deployed to restrict growth.

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Airport personnel across Europe have been pushing passengers to travel with smaller quantity of items, the idea being to reduce risk of injury.

To promote the new campaign, on November 27, 100,000 leaflets and luggage stickers were distributed at 35 different airports by delegates of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF).

A ceiling limit of 23 kg per item and a phased reduction to 15 kg have been planned. The delegates are hopeful that this delimiting will lower the chances of musculoskeletal injuries.

With the ETF and ITF also calling for a hand luggage limit of 6 kg per bag, aircraft baggage has been excluded from the health and safety weight limits.

The decision is aimed at making air travel more secure by eliminating the threat of heavy bags falling from overhead lockers.

There are environmental benefits in travelling light, according to the campaign. Transporting lighter bags brings down fuel consumption in aircrafts.

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ABTA, Thomas Cook and TUI have jointly reiterated their demand to implement uniform safety standards for tourist accommodations across the European Union (EU). At a Parliament dinner with European policymakers on November 18, the three bodies insisted that a directive be raised in this regard.

The demand for uniform safety standards is based on reports published by ABTA and the Federation of Tour Operators (FTO). These reports delved into three aspects of tourist accommodation safety concerning UK vacationers, namely gas, fire, and public health and infections.

In addition to introducing consistent standards, the reports also stressed on the need to use better data collection methodologies, which will guarantee proper documentation of tourist accommodation events across Europe.

ABTA chief executive Mark Tanzer stated that the project intended to highlight the inconsistencies in European safety market and usher in tolerable safety levels.

UK MEP, Linda Cavan voiced her support for the initiative and added that pioneering new standards was a lengthy process, which made commencement of legislation critical. She called on other European MEPs to lend their support for the campaign.

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Heathrow Express has devised a new technology that will allow air passengers to check in for their flights at London’s Paddington station, before boarding the train to Heathrow.

A spokesperson for Heathrow Express disclosed that the technology mimics the touch screen machines at the airport. Passengers can select the airline they are flying with, collect the boarding pass at the machine, get on the train and leave for Heathrow.

Initially accessible only to passengers flying with Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and Iberia, the technology will soon expand to others such as Finnair, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic.

Flight Information Display Screens that allow travellers to confirm the status of their flight before leaving central London will also come into effect soon.

Fully functional from December 2, the check-in machines are positioned next to the Heathrow Express ticket office, at the top of the Heathrow Express platforms.

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