The government says fares must go up so it can fund investment, but admits passengers are frustrated by services.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said it is ‘the lowest increase in three years’ (Jonathan Brady/PA) Heidi Alexander said the Government ensured the fares rise was “the lowest increase in ...

Speaking at an industry dinner on Tuesday night, Heidi Alexander said she enjoys flying and sees aviation as key to economic growth. “I am not some sort of flight-shaming eco warrior.

London Gatwick’s plans to upgrade its northern taxiway to become the airport’s second runway have received conditional ...

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander acknowledged that “passengers are frustrated”. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the Government ‘inherited a railway that was not fit for purpose ...

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has a deadline of Thursday to announce whether she has decided to approve Gatwick’s plan for a new runway. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has said she ...

The U.K. government has provided provisional approval to the creation of a second runway at Gatwick Airport outside London.

Heidi Alexander says ‘sometimes the unions are wrong’ and that she ‘won’t blink’ during talks over ending industrial action The Transport Secretary has vowed to take on rail unions as ...

Gatwick gets go-ahead to bring in permanent second runway - Exclusive: Everything you need to know about expansion at the Sussex airport, which has the world’s busiest runway ...

In scale, cost and complexity, Gatwick's second runway plan is not in the same league as the saga of Heathrow's pursuit of a third. As a test, however, of the government's commitment to growth ...

Residents in Birmingham have slammed the latest increase in rail fares for commuters, branding the decision "disgusting". GB ...