London City Airport is introducing biometric check-in and shared self-service technology with Amadeus, while Ryanair tightens its baggage drop-off deadline to 60 minutes from 10 November 2026.
Archer Aviation has outlined proposed electric air taxi networks across Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin, with Texas authorities developing a phased testing programme aimed at passenger flights by the end of the decade.
Heathrow’s winter 2026-2027 programme adds flights to Phuket, San José, Fuerteventura, Melbourne, Xiamen and the Red Sea, welcoming Xiamen Airlines and beOnd to the airport for the first time.
Oxford Street has gone traffic-free, removing bus and black cab access, while taxi and private hire drivers warn that diverted traffic will worsen congestion on surrounding West End streets.
A fallen tree near Stansted Mountfitchet damaged overhead power lines and shut the railway to Stansted Airport on Friday evening, prompting a rare ‘do not travel’ warning before services resumed early Sunday.
A police incident near Woking shut a key South Western Railway line during Thursday’s rush hour, overwhelming London Waterloo and prompting SWR to authorise stranded passengers to claim back taxi fares to destinations as far as Exeter.
Residents near London Southend Airport are demanding tougher enforcement against private hire drivers waiting in residential streets, while operators point to costly airport parking and a lack of a dedicated waiting area.
Transport Minister Simon Lightwood has confirmed ongoing talks with London’s black cab trade on accessibility and commercial viability, but a written parliamentary answer announced no new financial support or TfL scheme.
The High Court has dismissed two linked £340 million claims against Uber brought by London black cab drivers and former minicab firms, ruling the cases were filed too late rather than deciding the underlying allegations.
Qantas has temporarily dropped its nonstop Perth-Heathrow flights, routing passengers via Singapore because of Middle East airspace restrictions, with nonstop services due back on 1 February 2027.
