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Decisive steps and severe penalties for carriers for inflated air ticket prices were announced by the Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini. Prices of many domestic calls reach several hundred euros.more

The latest travel casualty of the UK being outside the European Union’s Schengen area: flights to Catania in Sicily. The airport, which is the main gateway to the island, closed on 16 July because of fire damage to a terminal building.more

The capital of Austria defended its first place in the ranking of the opinion-forming British weekly "The Economist" for the most liveable city. This is Vienna's eighth victory in the last decade. Cities from outside Europe have increased in the top ten.more

Children aged 10 and 11 will be able to use passport e-gates at the UK border from Monday, after the government announced a change to the rules.more

Despite the ongoing evacuation of tourists from the Greek island of Rhodes, which has been engulfed by massive fires, some airlines and travel agencies are continuing to send more tourists to the island, and are even offering discounts on stays at hotels damaged by the fire, the British daily 'i' reports today.more

About 7,000-10,000 British tourists are currently on the Greek island of Rhodes, which is struggling with massive fires, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrew Mitchell estimated this morning. The first evacuation flights to UK began today.more

Britain is imposing visa requirements for all visitors from Dominica, Honduras, Namibia, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu, as Suella Braverman cited abuse of the migration system.more

Mobile networks must tell people if they are going to be charged for using their phone abroad under new plans from the UK regulator.more

Rail passengers around Great Britain are facing another day of disruption as train staff in the RMT union begin a 24-hour strike. The strike on Thursday is the first of three in 10 days by RMT members, with two further stoppages on 22 and 29 July, and is taking place during a week-long overtime ban by train drivers in the Aslef union.more

Singapore has topped the list of the world's strongest passports. Poland, along with Australia and Hungary, is in sixth place, Forbes magazine reported, citing the latest passport ranking by London-based citizenship and residency consulting firm Henley & Partners.more

A “world first” system that allows Eurostar passengers to avoid UK border checks by scanning their face and passport at home has been launched at St Pancras station.more

Australian sailor Tim Shaddock, who was accompanied by his dog Bella, survived in the Pacific Ocean for two months by drinking rainwater and eating raw fish, the BBC website reported today.more

Most of the nation’s most popular domestic flights and some short-haul European destinations could be completed cheaper and faster by train, according to a new report. more

Saturday is a day of serious difficulties for air traffic in Italy due to an eight-hour strike by airport workers, starting at 10 a.m. According to consumer rights organisation Codacons, a total of around 1,000 flights are at risk and the protest will disrupt travel for 250,000 passengers. Hundreds of connections have already been cancelled.more

Nearly a thousand workers are set to take eight days of strike action at Gatwick Airport over the summer holidays in a row over pay, the Unite union has said. more

Dozens of Ryanair flights from Belgium's Charleroi airport have been canceled due to a strike by Irish carrier pilots, airport director Philippe Verdonck has announced.more

In Germany, the airports of Hamburg and Duesseldorf were temporarily blocked on Thursday morning by climate activists from the "Last Generation" group.more

More than half of Poles will go on vacation this year. But most of them will spend this time on their own terms, as 71 percent of people in this group say they will organize their vacations on their own. They will spend them mostly at the Polish seaside, because, according to OLX data - accommodations located in the coastal provinces, enjoy the greatest interest. more

Thousands of passengers are facing travel disruption after easyJet axed 1,700 summer flights, as Britain's biggest budget airline battles with daily cancellations at its main base, London Gatwick. more

Thousands of European summer holidays could be at risk this summer after air traffic control revealed their intention to strike. Dates could be announced as early as Monday after workers at Eurocontrol, which manages European airspace, said they could walk out over pay and rota issues, "The Times" reported.more

An easyJet flight removed 19 passengers flying back to Britain from Lanzarote because the plane was 'too heavy to take off'. The flight from Lanzarote's Arrecife Airport to Liverpool's John Lennon Airport was delayed due to the plane's weight and poor weather conditions.more

Train operators have announced plans for a mass closure of railway station ticket offices. Here the PA news agency answers 11 key questions on why this is happening and what the consequences will be.more

Ryanair has sent an alert to customers on Wednesday after it was forced to cancel thousands of flights.more

More than 50 rail stations across the South-East will be converted to Pay As You Go ticketing by the end of the year, the Government announced on Tuesday. This will deliver cheaper and simpler journeys for thousands of London commuters and is hoped will attract more passengers back to the railways.more

On October 30, LOT will start flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Rome-Fiumicino Airport, the carrier announced. The flights will be operated with Boeing 737 MAX 8 and the journey will take about two hours.more