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    Philip Georgiadis

    Transport correspondent

    Philip Georgiadis is the FT's transport correspondent, covering airlines, airports and public transport. He was previously a breaking news reporter, and joined the FT in 2019 from the Wall Street Journal.
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    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      UK airports
      Gatwick cancels more than 160 flights because of ATC staff shortages

      London’s second-busiest airport to impose cap on departures and arrivals for rest of week

      Gatwick terminal
    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      Aerospace & Defence
      Common global rules needed ahead of ‘flying taxi’ boom, UK regulator says

      Civil Aviation Authority head forecasts that air travel is on the brink of ‘new revolution’

      A Volocopter flying taxi on display at the Paris Air Show in June
    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      Airlines
      Will oil price rally mean even higher air fares?

      Ticket prices have already soared as airlines make the most of demand for travel

    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      Airlines
      Meloni government retreats on plan to cap some internal air fares

      Strong pushback from airlines persuades Rome to relent on decree restricting increases to 200% of average prices

      A flight to Rome listed on an international airport departures board.
    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      Ryanair Holdings PLC
      Rome to probe Ryanair’s selling practices in escalating row

      Antitrust investigation to focus on airline’s efforts to sell travel-related services on its website

      A Ryanair plane on a runway
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      The Big Read
      The rise of surge pricing: ‘It will eventually be everywhere’

      Powered by algorithms and AI, a growing number of consumer industries are adjusting prices in response to supply and demand

    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Train drivers announce strikes targeting Tory party conference

      Government hits out at Aslef walkouts planned for September 30 and October 4

      Commuters look at the departures board at Waterloo train station
    • Tuesday, 29 August, 2023
      London
      Sadiq Khan drops plan for zero emissions zone in central London

      Retreat comes as mayor defends expansion of Ulez on Tuesday

      Signage indicating an ultra low emissions zone in London
    • Tuesday, 29 August, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Network Rail refuses bonuses for staff who went on strike

      RMT anger as state operator says it warned of consequences of walking out

    • Sunday, 27 August, 2023
      UK politics
      Tax offset on Ulez clean air levy set to be ‘shot in arm’ for London white van man

      Tradespeople with polluting vehicles will be able to claim back cost of driving in expanded low emissions zone

    • Saturday, 26 August, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      RMT makes bid to end rail dispute as workers stage new walkout

      Industry plays down chances of a breakthrough, as Mick Lynch writes to train bosses to seek ‘way through’ impasse

      RMT leader Mick Lynch on a picket line at Euston station this summer
    • Friday, 25 August, 2023
      Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
      Schiphol Airport counts cost of operational improvements

      European hub had more long-lasting problems with disruption and staffing than rivals

      A man stands next to self-service baggage drop-off facilities at Schiphol Airport
    • Tuesday, 22 August, 2023
      Network Rail Ltd
      Network Rail faces court case over fatal Scotland train crash

      Public body to appear at High Court in Aberdeen over 2020 collision

      A carriage is lifted by crane from the site of the fatal rail crash near Carmont in 2020
    • Sunday, 20 August, 2023
      Rail
      Italian rail group aims to launch high-speed links between European cities

      State-owned operator FS suggests a Brussels to Amsterdam route could be extended to Paris and Berlin

      A high-speed Trenitalia train at Milan railway station
    • Friday, 18 August, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Train drivers’ union sets new strike dates in England

      Aslef announces September walkout and overtime ban, extending long-running dispute with operators

      A closed ticket gate at London’s Victoria station during a strike by Aslef earlier this month
    • Tuesday, 15 August, 2023
      Airlines
      Europe’s airlines clash with Italian premier over planned fare cap

      Price ceiling is latest stand-off between corporate world and Giorgia Meloni’s government

      A grounded plane at an airport
    • Monday, 14 August, 2023
      Airlines
      Airlines rush to avoid cancellations after engine recall

      More than 1,000 Pratt & Whitney engines are affected, forcing carriers to change schedules and ground craft

      A Pratt & Whitney GTF turbofan aero engine: P&W issued a recall after it discovered that contamination in the metal used for some  engine parts could cause cracks
    • Friday, 11 August, 2023
      Travel & leisure industry
      Business travel recovery stalls as companies seek to cut costs and emissions

      Industry has previously been able to rely on big companies paying high prices for flexible bookings

    • Friday, 11 August, 2023
      UK airports
      Flight delays have become the norm in post-pandemic Britain

      About a third of departures were cancelled or delayed in the five months to May

    • Thursday, 10 August, 2023
      Airlines
      Online booking agents turn up heat in long-running Ryanair battle

      UK regulators urged to probe low-cost carrier’s ‘invasive, unnecessary and unfair’ treatment of customers

      Ryanair check-in desks at Charleroi airport
    • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
      TUI AG
      Holiday in Belgium, says Tui boss, after scorching summer

      Travel group expects increased demand for vacations in northern Europe and during cooler months

      An aircraft drops water over a fire near Limassol, Cyprus, on Monday
    • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
      News in-depthAirlines
      Air traffic controllers shortage dents airlines’ post-lockdown recovery

      Delays and reduced schedules highlight structural problems that will not be easy to fix

      A plane takes off next to an air tower at Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup in Denmark
    • Tuesday, 1 August, 2023
      Wizz Air Holdings Plc
      Wizz Air faces pushback on plan to give chief extra time to hit £100mn bonus

      Proxy advisers ISS and Pirc oppose AGM resolution to grant József Váradi two more years to win one-off award

      József Váradi waves a ribbon as he looks out of the cockpit of a Wizz Air plane
    • Friday, 28 July, 2023
      Airlines
      Travellers take to the skies even as ticket prices and temperatures soar

      Companies rely on ‘resilient consumer’ as post-pandemic cross-border spending jumps

      Montage of Barbie film image, a cruise ship and and Air France jet
    • Friday, 28 July, 2023
      Rail
      National Express owner plans to launch Eurostar rival

      Mobico has been holding talks with Spanish Cosmen family about cross-Channel rail service

      A National Express coach
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