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Christmas Holidays Travel Delays Expected On Roads

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The Christmas holidays travel is under route with an expected 1.3 million drivers taking to the streets on Thursday in an offer to stay away from "Wild eyed Friday". Drivers flying out to go through the christmas family vacation or even with friends were cautioned to expect long postponements. The most exceedingly bad sticks on Thursday will be on the M6 southbound amongst Merseyside and Staffordshire, with hold ups anticipated to achieve four hours and 21 minutes, as per traffic info provider Inrix. Different hotspots incorporate the M3 westward in Surrey and the M74 southbound from Glasgow to Hamilton. Excursions are set to be significantly slower on Friday as the remainder of the year's worker activity conflicts with the Christmas escape, in the midst of a rail strike. The RAC anticipates that activity will crest in the vicinity of 1600 and 2000 on Friday. Inrix information demonstrates that the most exceedingly terrible non-mischance activity blackspot on the Fr...

Busiest Times on UK Roads: Revealed Top 10 Most Delayed Routes

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Top 10 most delayed routes Revealed ahead of expected Travel chaos this Weekend The top 10 most delayed routes have been revealed ahead of what is said to be one of the busiest times on UK roads, as the summer holidays draw to an end. Traffic information supplier Inrix has published the worst locations which it expects to be clogged up this weekend, as well as the expected amount of extra journey duration compared with free-flowing traffic. Unsurprisingly, routes such as the M25 and M6 both appear prominently on the list, with journeys on the M25 clockwise between junction 14 and 24 estimated to take 3.3 times longer today and Saturday. Popular holiday locations in Devon and Cornwall, the Lake District and East Anglia loom large, as families rush back home for the start of the school year. Inrix has revealed the data alongside the days it expects the roads to be the most congested. Inrix chief economist Graham Cookson said: "All good things must come to an end. Sadl...

London-bound Travellers stranded in Greece

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EasyJet has apologized to many British travelers who were left stranded on a Greek island for two days on account of principles ensuring jeopardized turtles. Around 180 travelers were stuck in Zante after a London-bound easyJet flight was crossed out on Sunday because of a specialized blame. Engineers were not able fix the issue on Monday and a substitution flying machine couldn't be sent because of a night time limitation govern at the air terminal, which is supposedly set up to protect the island's loggerhead turtles from lights and clamor. Most of the travelers were left stranded on the island until Tuesday. A representative for the aircraft stated: "The safety of our travelers and team is ourhighest priority and we will only operate it it is safe to do so". "We all possible to attempt and minisise delays and as such planned to send a replacement aircraft. "Unfortunately, due to the night curew rule at the airport, we aere unable to get t...

What The Hook On Your Airplane Tray Table Is For?

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So THAT'S What The Hook On Your Airplane Tray Table Is For? Turns out airline tray tables can carry more than just food crumbs and germs. That little hook attached to some tray table knobs is actually a coat hook, Lifehacker points out. Of course, it works for hanging items like earphones and sweaters, too. On some plane seats, you’ll find the coat hook next to your tray table or on the side of the seat instead. Others don’t have a hook at all, sadly. Whether or not a plane has a coat hook is a matter of airline preference. You see, airlines order their planes from manufacturers like Boeing, then customize the interiors with the help of companies like Rockwell Collins, which manufactures airplane seats. Indeed, that tray table hook is “a coat hook option that some airlines take” when designing their cabins, a spokeswoman for Rockwell Collins told HuffPost. The more you know. Home Passenger Service Chauffeur Service London Paris Fleets About ...

Extreme Turbulence Leaves Passengers Needing Surgery

Extreme turbulence leaves passengers needing surgery people were injured and some needed surgery for fractures after their flight encountered "severe turbulence" . The Boeing 777 flight from Moscow to Bangkok got into difficulty 40 minutes before landing in the Thai capital, according to Russian airline Aeroflot. Among the injured were 24 Russian nationals and three Thai. One passenger reported broken noses and babies "covered in bruises" , while adding "several people have probably broken their spines" .  A video shared online by the passenger shows people lying injured between aisles, with luggage and food spread around the cabin. After the plane safely landed, 15 Russian passengers were sent to a hospital for treatment, three of whom have had operations. "All the injured were sent to a local hospital with injuries of a different kind of severity, mainly fractures and bruises," the Russian embassy in Thailand said, without giving furt...

Best Places To Get Off Parking Fine Revealed

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It is unlikely you will ever feel lucky when you get a parking ticket. But a new study has revealed how living or working in a particular part of the country may mean you have a greater chance of getting off. It shows Runneymede Borough Council accepted just 9% of challenges between January and October 2016, with Staffordshire County Council only marginally more persuadable at 10%. Meanwhile, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council were much more amenable, waiving more than 95% of fines. Parking wardens 'told to target the elderly' The results indicated regional variations, too. In Berkshire, drivers in Slough (23%) were nearly three times less likely to get off a penalty than in Bracknell Forest (64%), situated half-an-hour away. In Medway, Kent, motorists were half as likely to have their parking ticket cancelled (32%) than in neighbouring Swale, where 71% of appeals were accepted. On average, 38% of challenges to on-street fines made to local councils in Eng...

One Million Passengers Hit Rail and Underground Tube Strikes 2017 February

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Chaos As One Million Passengers Hit Rail and Underground Tube Strikes  Sections of the Central line, used by more than 800,000 passengers a day were closed with severe delays to the remainder of the route. There was no service at the Eastern end between Leytonstone and Epping via Woodford with delays throughout central London to West Ruislip. Waterloo & City line services – the direct one-stop link between the mainline station and Bank – used by 32,000 passengers a day were suspended. Southern Rail mainline services, carrying 300,000 plus passengers a day, suffered cancellations and delays because of a 24-hour walkout – the 29th strike – by train guards in the long running dispute over driver-only operation (DOO.) The company reported disruption to all 10 line groups including the Brighton line and Gatwick Express . Southern commuters changing to South West Trains services arriving at Waterloo were then hit by the strike on the Waterloo & City line. There we...