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Record month for Birmingham Airport

Birmingham International Airport recorded its highest passenger figures ever for the month of April and a 6.2% increase over the previous year. Read

The hidden team with its eyes on our roads

Today sees the start of a new phase of repairs on Spaghetti Junction. Tom Scotney spent the day with the Highways Agency, the guardians and managers of the roads Read

Passenger group disappointed at £14m Network Rail fine

A train passenger group today accused rail regulators of "posturing" after they confirmed Network Rail (NR) will have to pay a record £14 million fine for new year engineering work overruns that caused travel chaos. Read

One in three travel websites 'rip off customers', says EC

One third of customers buying plane tickets online are being ripped off or misled, the European Commission has warned. Read

London Midland operator vying with Virgin for line

Virgin Trains is fighting to keep its grip on the West Coast Main Line franchise after a rival rail operator launched a bid to oversee the next phase of improvements on the service. Read

Birmingham Marseille route opens at BIA

Birmingham International Airport has celebrated the launch of Ryanair's new service to Marseille three days a week. Read

West Coast Main Line 'to be finished this year'

The £8.6bn modernisation of the West Coast Main Line through Birmingham and the West Midlands should be finished by Christmas. Read

Road and rail chaos for bank holiday travel

Holidaymakers hoping to get away for the long weekend have been warned to prepare for traffic jams and major disruption on the region’s roads and railways. Read

Empty carriages plan for trains on West Coast Main Line

New rail carriages will be introduced to the West Coast Main Line from 2011 - but passengers will not be allowed to use them for at least a year. Read

Birmingham ranks UK top for on-time departures

Birmingham International Airport has been ranked top in the UK for overall on-time departures, according to a report released by the Civil Aviation Authority. Read

Strike threat as Network Rail workers reject pay offer

Thousands of Network Rail workers have rejected a pay and conditions offer by a "landslide" margin of more than 100 to one, raising the threat of industrial action. Read

Airline travel becoming less punctual

Passengers on holiday flights had to put up with less-punctual services in the last part of 2007, figures out today showed. Read

Record month for Birmingham Airport

Birmingham International Airport has set a new record for numbers of passengers handled in the month of March. Read

If we don't increase emissions someone else will, and benefit

Tough decisions will need to be made over Birmingham International Airport's expansion and tackling climate change. Tom Scotney looks at the debate between the environment and the economy. Read

Midlands prosperity 'depends on airport expansion'

The West Midlands will end up an "economic backwater" and have more in common with Tyneside than the south of England if expansion of Birmingham International Airport is blocked, it has been claimed. Read

Flybe's freebies could see airline penalised

An airline which advertised for extras to fly between Norwich and Dublin to boost passenger numbers may be penalised. Read

Black Country woman caught in T5 nightmare

Sue Turner, The Birmingham Post ballet correspondent, was one of the first passengers to fly out of Terminal 5 on its opening day but what should have been a dream trip soon turned into a nightmare. Read

More chaos at Heathrow's Terminal 5

Chaos continued to reign at Heathrow's Terminal 5 this morning as long queues built up and more flights were set to be cancelled after yesterday's disastrous opening day. Read

Birmingham Airport among most expensive for foreign currency

Birmingham Airport is one of the most expensive in the UK for buying foreign currency, a report has claimed. Read

Virgin Trains accused of blackmail over franchise

Control of the West Coast Main Line rail franchise appeared to be slipping through Virgin Trains' hands last night, as its bitter row with the Government escalated. Read