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France Is Banning Some Short Flights in Emissions Crackdown
Short flights won’t take off across France anymore, so long as there’s an efficient train line that can connect commuters from point A to point B. In an aggressive effort to lower the country’s emissions, France has banned flight routes for locations where connecting train service would only take 2.5 hours or less.
Plane passengers in the EU could soon be able to use 5G on flights
‘The sky is no longer a limit’ as the EU looks to enable 5G on planes and boost Wi-Fi on the road.
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EasyJet launches mega 28-day all-inclusive holiday for just £650pp – and it includes your flights and booze
EASYJET has launched a whopping 28-day holiday package – and it costs just £650pp.
The package has been launched as an ‘Escape the UK’ holiday that is cheaper than the average UK household’s monthly winter energy bills.
EasyJet has launched a huge 28-day all-inclusive package holiday deal[/caption]
The break includes 28 days at the 5* Stella Gardens Resort in Egypt[/caption]
The month-long stay is at the 5* Stella Gardens Resort in Egypt, with free spa and gym access.
It’s all-inclusive, so your breakfast, lunch and dinner along with any poolside snacks and booze are included.
There is even complimentary WiFi as well so you can still work out there, and free TV streaming.
With return flights from the UK and airport transfers included, the deal works out to a bargain of just £23pp a day.
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And you’ll even get better weather than the UK – Egypt’s Makadi Bay sits at around 20C in December.
Matt Callaghan, easyJet holidays’ Customer & Operations Director added: “With a growing number of Brits now searching online to see if they can escape abroad this winter, we knew we needed to try to provide consumers with a solution.
“We looked at everything an easyJet holidays package deal has to offer, and have been able to confirm that yes, comparably, our new 28-day winter escape is cheaper than staying at home this year.”
The deal goes on sale from 10am via the easyJet website here.
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Lynn Beattie, an ACMA management accountant, conducted research using data from ONS which found the holiday is £227 cheaper than staying in the UK.
She added: “While escaping abroad does not make all our financial commitments disappear, it’s startling to know that like for like, it’s cheaper to buy an all-inclusive holiday than stay in the UK this winter.”
It comes as the National Grid warned that there might not be enough power for the country if the energy crisis continues.
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Power cuts could become a regular occurrence during the coldest nights of January and February if electricity generators run out of gas.
And energy bills are now predicted to hit as high as £5,000 in April.
The weather in Egypt is also much warmer than the UK, around 20C in winter[/caption]
Return flights for family of four from Heathrow to Tenerife £2,000 more expensive than pre-pandemic
Why Are American Airlines Flights Being Haunted by Bizarre Groaning Noises?
The flight from LAX to DFW did not go as planned. Emerson Collins, an actor from Los Angeles, remembers the noises started before the plane even took off: strange grumblings, a weird sound like somebody was on the verge of throwing up. They were coming from the plane’s loudspeaker. Flight attendants assured…
VW’s latest concept is a self-driving travel pod that can replace short flights
Many automakers dream of self-driving cars that are effectively lounges on wheels, but VW is taking things one step further. The brand has unveiled a Gen.Travel “design study” EV that it hopes could replace short flights. The four-person travel pod would be completely autonomous (that is, SAE Level 5) and revolve around a modular interior that can be customized for each trip. Businesspeople could work at a conference table during a ride, while red-eye travellers could use two seats that convert into beds.
The Gen.Travel could also be more comfortable than even some nicer airline seats. Dynamic lighting would not only help maintain natural sleep cycles, but reduce motion sickness. A configuration with front seats could keep children (and let’s be honest, adults) entertained with augmented reality. While the bubble-like cabin is built to maximize your view of the outdoors, it promises both safety and isolation for sleeping passengers.
VW didn’t outline performance. However, it said that a combination of AI and platooning (automated driving in convoys) could extend the range.
This is a research project meant to test driverless pods as “mobility-as-a-service” options. You probably won’t ever sit in the Gen.Travel. It’s a real prototype, though, and VW says features might find their way into production cars. We wouldn’t count on all of them reaching the self-driving machines VW expects to make from 2025 onward, but don’t be surprised if future robotaxis seem very familiar.