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The Westminster Government has announced that it is looking to replace EU compensation rules that were retained post-Brexit. It could mean air passengers being able to claim compensation on domestic flights for delays of more than an hour. The system would mirror that currently used by rail...

The organisers of the European Champions and Challenge Cups (ECPR) have now decreed that those matches postponed last month because of the French Government's rules on entry to their country will now be regarded as cancelled with the results of each recorded as a 0-0 draw with two points awarded...

A fascinating film of RAF Exeter in WW2. There are a lot of external shots of aircraft movements that give an idea of what the site now occupied by Exeter Airport was like during the Second World War.

Bristol Airport has posted a lot of press releases in recent years concerning its environmental credentials and initiatives. Some have been copied to various threads within the BRS forum. I've looked back at the airport's press releases for the past three years and have brought all those with a...

I hadn’t realised that the Pro-14 competition has been renamed, or at least that’s what I’ve deduced. If I’m wrong perhaps someone (Jerry perhaps as our resident rugby union expert - he won’t claim that but he is) will put me right. I believe Pro-14 is now the United Rugby Championship and this...

Airline Review: easyJet BRS-GLA-BRS Introduction My wife and I have flown many times between England and Scotland, mainly from Bristol Airport with easyJet. Because of the pandemic we haven't flown anywhere since December 2019 when we travelled to Lanzarote with TUI from BRS. This trip was in...

Some airport forums in F4A have a Nostalgia thread but CWL doesn't so I've created one here. I'll kick off with an article (see link below) published over the weekend in the local press regarding the history of Cambrian Airways. The thread doesn't have to be solely for oldies looking back...

This year's final was due to be played in Istanbul on 29 May. The finalists are Chelsea and Manchester City but, as Turkey is on the UK Government's 'red list' as far as England is concerned, fans would have to quarantine on their return. UEFA had been hoping to allow 4,000 fans from both...

In the inaugural Rainbow Cup that involves teams from Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Italy and South Africa some experimental laws will be trialled - see linked BBC report below for details of them. Perhaps the most controversial is the intention to replace a player sent from the field by the...

Research has discovered that In the UK 70% of flights are made by a 'wealthy' 15% of the population, with 57% not flying abroad at all. This has restarted the debate about a frequent flyer tax. It should be pointed out that this research was carried out for a climate campaign group...

Reported today that PM Boris Johnson will pledge nearly £3 million to support a joint bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup by the four home nations and the Republic of Ireland. That's public money, not from BJ's own pocket. In the past the host nation's team has qualified for the Finals...

I thought this was a wind-up but it appears to be true. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/emotional-support-animals-airlines-new-rule

This was published in February this year. It highlights nearly every UK regular airport listing the various expansion plans and their projected passenger numbers by 2030. COVID will no doubt impact some of these plans as will regulatory and planning issues, but the article gives an overall...

I thought we had a thread for the Six Nations but it seems not, so I've started one. Congratulations to England on winning the 2020 Six Nations, a competition that began nine months ago and has only just been completed, thanks to the pandemic. England beat Italy earlier today and in so doing...

Ring-fencing the Prem is back on the agenda. I remember Martin Johnson, the former England rugby captain, writng in favour of the idea in his autobiography probably at least a decade ago. The current idea is to suspend promotion from and relegation to the English Championship for at least four...

https://www.exeter-airport.co.uk/exeter-airport-announces-exeter-belfast-city-airport-route-from-28-august/ EXT-BHD 4 x weekly from 28 August, then daily next summer.

Not being a big fan of 20:20 cricket (I liken it to 5-a-side football compared with the real thing) I thought that the ECB's new toy The Hundred (this summer's inaugural season was axed because of the virus) was about as far as anyone might stretch the Great Game's format. I was wrong. In...

Reports on another forum that KLM will be starting a 1 x daily Amsterdam service with E175 aircraft from 31 August this year. The KLM booking engine confirms.

TUI have cancelled their summer 2020 programme at ABZ although they wll operate flights at half-term in October, and operate a TFS service though the coming winter. They say they will be back with a full service in summer 2021...

Those who love sport will surely be missing it in these unprecendented times. As a bit of light relief I wondered which teams members support and why. I've selected what are probably the three most popular team sports in the country for my favourite clubs, but it doesn't have to be football...