EasyJet and MAG (Manchester Airport Group) want to see passengers for the airliner double as they announce plans of a new long term growth framework. This will hopefully enable EasyJet to more than double their passenger amount at Stansted airport. EasyJet currently get 2.8 million passengers from Stansted a year and want to see this figure increase over the course of 5 years to 6 million passengers. MAG are looking to be making big improvements to the struggling Stansted with them only just taking over the airport in February this year. (more…)
Yorkshire Air Ambulance Reach Landmark
The heroes of the skies the Yorkshire air ambulance service have recorded their 5,000th rescue mission just this last Friday where they saved the musician Chris Parr who was airlifted to a local hospital after a head on collision road accident. Chris suffered fractured ribs, a fractured breast bone and a fractured knee when he was airlifted to Leeds General Infirmary (LGI). The only disappointing part of the Yorkshire air ambulance is the cost of running the service which totals £3.6 million per year, a hefty amount given that it’s funded by a charity. (more…)
France Air Traffic Controllers Strike
A strike by air traffic controllers in France has caused several of cancellations, originally the strike was meant to last for 3 days from Tuesday the 11th June to Thursday the 13th June but its not only going to last for two from the Tuesday to the Wednesday. An estimated 30 to 40% of flights have been cancelled to and from several French airports including Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse and Bordeaux. (more…)
Top 10 Worlds Most Expensive Cities
The cost of living is on a constant rise with almost everything being hiked up in price but what are the top 10 most expensive cities in the world? The cities you should possibly avoid on your holiday if you want to save a bit of cash. Each of these cities had a survey on a few basic items which where totalled up and put into a top 10, the money spent was used on a hotel, return taxi trip, dinner for two and cocktails for two. You may be shocked to find out some of the results.
10. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Not one of the ones I would of though would be an expensive however the total came to a price of £285.63 an expensive price for a Dominican Republic holiday maybe it’s a good idea to avoid this location.
9. Cancun, Mexico
Another shocker which is slightly more expensive than Punta Cana coming in at £289.24 with the dinner for two being particularly expensive at £52.64.
8. Copenhagen, Denmark
One that I assumed would be up there as Denmark can be a rather expensive place to live and holiday, the total only came a few pennies over Cancun however at £290.91 however in comparison the Hotel was quite cheap but the dinner and cocktails was the real hefty part of the bill.
7. London, England
Again I could see that coming, I actually thought it would be higher up the scale of the most expensive. The total came to £295.97 with everything all round being quite expensive and nothing in particular standing out.
6. Sydney, Australia
The total came just above London with the price totalling £301.81. The hotel, dinner for two, cocktails for two all where relatively nicely priced until the dinner came into it, the dinner cost a total of £109.74 for two!
5. Paris, France
The total cost was £335.37 with the hotel and the cost of the two cocktails being the two figures that really stood out, especially the cocktails at £43.34 for two that’s £21.67 per cocktail, that’s ridiculous.
4. New York, USA
Predictable as its one of the biggest cities in the world popular for just about everything going, for a city that never sleeps there’s no surprise why, the hotel costs loads! The total came to a modest £338.27 which isn’t too bad for NYC in my opinion.
3. Stockholm, Sweden
The hotel was cheap, the return taxi trip was cheap the cocktails weren’t too bad it was looking good until dinner was served that is, the dinner made up almost half the price of the whole trip costing £137.53 with the total trip coming to £342.25, probably should of stuck with a takeaway.
2. Zurich, Switzerland
All round expensive place to be with everything raking up quite the bill, not too much more than Stockholm however with the total coming to £343.24
1. Oslo, Norway
Again, it’s the dinner that seems to have put a dull mood on the holiday bill and left a massive whole in the pocket, the dinner for two cost a total £181.67 with the total of the holiday coming to £381.28 surprising for Oslo.
London Airport Crisis
The London airport crisis rages on as many are indecisive on the decision on what change should be made to counteract the aviation capacity crisis. The three ideas generally are a runway added to either Gatwick or Heathrow, or the creation of a new airport “Boris Island” which is planned to be placed on the Thames estuary, between these airports the discussion has been going on a long time, until recently Heathrow and Boris Island where leading the votes but things seemed to have swung in the opposite direction. (more…)
Hay Fever A Driving Distraction
As Hay fever season has hit the UK with grass pollen levels at the highest all year many drivers are warned to beware and stay safe as hay fever can largely affect your driving ability. Hay fever can effect suffers with the symptoms with little or no warning which adds to the danger, the major danger is the fact that if you suffer badly from the affliction then your eyes can often close involuntarily for a second and that split second could happen on the road which evidently could lead to a major accident even with it being seconds the result could be the same. (more…)
Velvet Porsche
Many people like to customise their cars particularly celebrities, from decals to body paint and personalised design there is an ongoing craze. The typical designs are your usual racing stripes or maybe a few pictures or two with a spoiler, but one Porsche owner is defying the normal trend in East Grinstead, London. The £100,000 Porsche has been completely wrapped up in velvet which is said to cost the owner £2,500, a waste of money or a new trend? (more…)
Silverstone Father’s Day
Can’t think about what to get your Dad on Father’s day? Well let us decide for you, this Father’s day unlike any other the choice is simple, the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival is to take place from the 26th – 28th July, which falls right on Father’s day, what could possibly be a better present? An unforgettable present for your Father’s day. Hand in hand with the smell of fumes there is tons of attractions, rides and amusement events to keep you on your toes. (more…)
Public Transport Flu Fears Abolished
A regular train traveller myself I’m always worried about the hygiene with people constantly being ill in such a closed confined space it’s bound to have some sort of effect. The latest fear partially due to the weather recently is that of Flu, a survey was rolled out to 6,000 people from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine and the results found that aside from common belief public transport was no more likely to aid in you catching the flu than any other form of travel. (more…)
105 Years Old And Still On The Road
Ring…..Ring…, Hello Indigo car hire how can I help you? I want to hire a car…. Ok Sir how old are you? I’m 105. Silence, sorry Sir we can only hire to 99 year olds and under. That’s pretty much how the phone call would go, but yes its right there’s a 105 year old still driving on the roads today, he unsurprisingly has plenty of experience with having his licence since 1925. That can’t be safe for other drivers though can it? Well according to him he has only had one accident and one speeding ticket in which he is said to deeply regret and is still aggravated at the fact he got it, safer than most drivers on the road today and with far more experience. (more…)