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New proposals considered include improving compensation processes for delayed flights and strengthening protections for disabled passengers.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
UK is safe and open for visitors with no testing for fully vaccinated tourists
Changes to COVID-19 testing measures for travellers arriving in the UK from 4am 11 February.
Reducing the number of travel restrictions to provide stability for travellers and the travel industry throughout 2022.
Move gives aviation sector flexibility and protects environment as airlines will not have to operate ghost flights to retain airport slots.
Bill to extend HS2 from Crewe to Manchester, creating a new transport spine across the North West that will reduce journey times and boost local economies.
Redundant tannoy announcements to be reduced on trains ensuring quieter journeys for passengers.
The transport plan to support the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has been approved.
Following the recent Transport Committee report, government will pause the rollout of smart motorway schemes until 5 years' worth of safety data is available.
Government pausing the rollout of new all lane running smart motorway schemes until 5 years of safety data is available.
Testing and border measures are changing for fully eligible fully vaccinated travellers arriving in England.
The current Transport for London funding settlement has been extended to 4 February 2022.
The next stage of electrification on the Midland Mainline starts, ultimately bringing quieter trains, greater decarbonisation and better connectivity in the region.
From 4am on 15 December 2021, all remaining countries will be removed from the UK travel red list. The red list policy and additional testing measures in response to Omicron remain in place.
An interim extension of the current Transport for London funding settlement has been granted until 17 December 2021.
Running Monday to Friday in each direction, the new service will connect with London King’s Cross in around 3 hours.
First intensive short courses in HGV driving get under way to help tackle skills shortages and support up to 11,000 people launching new careers in the logistics sector.
Next generation of Britain’s high-speed bullet trains reaching speeds of over 200mph to be built on home soil.
UK project unveils plans for a new liquid hydrogen plane.
Nigeria to be added to travel red list from 6 December and people travelling to UK from any country will need to take pre-departure test from 7 December.
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