In 2002, Mark O’Hare filed a public information request with the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board, requesting information about the performance of the private equity investments. The state pension fund initially opposed the British entrepreneur’s move, arguing that the data was a trade secret. But a state official sided with O’Hare, helping him overcome … Read more
Were you on the flight? If so, email rory.tingle@mailonline.co.uk Boris Johnson’s father Stanley has criticised authorities for not letting him off a diverted plane when it landed at Heathrow, causing the entire flight to be cancelled. The writer, 83, was on board BA2641 from Malaga to London Gatwick on Friday when the plane was diverted … Read more
One of the UK’s largest motoring organizations has voiced its support for changes to driving licences. These new rules impact younger drivers. The AA is advocating the introduction of a graduated driving licence (GDL) to improve road safety by imposing strict restrictions on people who have recently passed their driving test. One of the GDL’s … Read more
By Sophie Foster, Deputy Travel Editor for Mailonline 14:19 June 30, 2024, updated 16:33 June 30, 2024 A travel influencer has ranked some of the biggest airlines operating in the UK from best to worst for plus-size passengers. Becky Price posts airline reviews on her TikTok channel under the username @xBeckyPricex and spoke to MailOnline … Read more
easyJet has canceled flights from Edinburgh and Glasgow airports without notice to travelers who came to check in before being sent home (MI News/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock) easyJet has axed a series of flights, throwing families’ summer holidays into chaos. Several trips from Edinburgh and Glasgow airports have been canceled without notice by the budget airline. However, tourists … Read more
Two of Mallorca and Spain’s biggest tourist markets, Britain and Germany, will have to pay extra for the privilege of flying to destinations such as the Balearic Islands. Lufthansa will add an environmental surcharge of up to 72 euros to fares, the airline announced on Tuesday, joining at least one European competitor as the industry … Read more
TRAVEL chaos has hit Birmingham Airport again, with thousands of passengers stuck in security queues. Holidaymakers have faced long waits at West Midlands airport since the government made a last-minute switch to hand sanitiser, telling airports to reinstate the 100ml limit. Passengers were again confronted with chaos at Birmingham airport this morningCredit: BPMmedia Airport anarchy … Read more
Heathrow Airport is in chaos after an IT allocation error in British Airways’ systems last night left passengers stranded on planes and hours delayed in collecting their luggage. Britain’s busiest airport revealed that passengers traveling from Terminal 5 ‘may be affected’ by the disruption to BA’s allocation systems, adding that no other airline has been … Read more
British people must prepare for this enjoy a four-day heat wave with temperatures that can rise above 30ºC. With the mercury set to rise this week, the Met Office has issued a health warning from today (June 24). The yellow alert – which applies to every region in England except one – started at 8am … Read more
PRESTWICK, SCOTLAND – AUGUST 31: Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon holds a model of an Airbus … [+] 320 after giving a keynote speech on the Scottish economy at Spirit Aerospace in Prestwick, where she also toured the factory in Prestwick, Scotland on August 31, 2017. (Photo by Andrew Milligan – WPA Pool/Getty Images) Getty … Read more