There is also coverage of Disney’s plan to move into property development and details of Sydney’s first fatal shark attack in 60 years.
Here are the travel headlines on Thursday 17 February.
‘Stay indoors’ warning as new storm approaches
The Met Office has issued a "danger to life" amber warning with Storm Eunice set to move in with 100mph winds on Friday. It warned of further outages and disruption to the transport network as the clean-up got under way on Thursday in the wake of Storm Dudley. (Sky News)
Commuters’ anger over flexi fares
Part-time rail commuters returning to the office are calling for an urgent overhaul of ticket pricing, saying their cheapest option remains an annual season ticket despite the government’s pledge to make fares more flexible. Analysis showed flexi fare tickets were more expensive than an annual ticket on 14 of 25 commuting routes. (Financial Times)
Sydney beaches closed after shark death
A swimmer mauled to death by a great white shark in Sydney’s first fatal attack in 60 years has been identified as 35-year-old Briton Simon Nellist. Nellist, 35, was training for a charity ocean swim this weekend when he was attacked by the four-metre-long predator at Buchan Point on Wednesday. (Daily Mail)
Disney moves into the property business
The Walt Disney Company has announced it will design residential communities across the US in deals with property developers. Its first development will be Cotino, a 618-acre residential community with 1,900 housing units in Southern California’s Rancho Mirage. (Daily Mail)