British Airways in battle over prized airport landing slots as MPs question its ‘fire and rehire’ jobs plan By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 10 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 July 2020 Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to strip British Airways of prized airport landing slots over its … Read more
A final section of the new Genoa bridge was slotted into place on Tuesday, two years after 43 people were killed when a colossal stretch of the highway collapsed. Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte stood beneath the gleaming structure and took solace in its completion amid the coronavirus pandemic which has wiped out nearly 27,000 of … Read more
Selfish shoppers stealing delivery lifelines: They routinely hog the best supermarket slots – leaving the most needy waiting weeks for supplies Supermarkets urged to do more to ensure families can get regular deliveries Many complain they must stay up into the small hours to secure a delivery spot People able to visit shops urged to … Read more
A distraught couple are struggling to buy food for their terminally-ill daughter in the coronavirus lockdown and are calling on supermarkets for special delivery slots. Jenna and Matthew Botham’s little girl Olivia, four, suffers from Early Myoclonic Encephalopathy – a rare form of epilepsy. She is on six types of medication – including nebulisers twice-a-day, … Read more
Those deemed by the UK Government ‘particularly vulnerable’ are struggling to book online supermarket delivery slots, despite being promised they are a priority. Numerous shoppers have taken to social media to complain about not being able to easily book home delivery slots with various major supermarkets amid the coronavirus pandemic. This, despite receiving an official … Read more
A slump in passenger numbers as a result of coronavirus has led to an increase in airlines running ‘ghost’ flights to hold on to valuable take-off and landing slots at British airports. The slots are run by the independent slot coordinator ACL on a ‘use it or lose it’ basis, with carriers told to use … Read more