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Watch: Huw Merriman talks airport chaos and why he's backing Sunak for PM

The chair of the transport select committee joined TTG deputy news editor Tom Parry to talk airport chaos, the mistakes learned by government during the pandemic, and why he’s backing Rishi Sunak to be prime minister.

Call for action on cross-Channel delays and anger over energy firms' profits

Travel firms have urged the UK and French governments to end the ’blame game’ over disruption affecting the summer getaway

On the Beach: ‘Force firms to remind customers about RCNs’

OTA urges CAA to mandate travel companies to remind customers with outstanding RCNs of their right to cash refunds

Transport minister warns airlines not to over-promise this summer

’Airlines should only be offering for sale those services they can reasonably expect to deliver,’ Robert Courts warned during a visit to Luton airport this week

Ministers discuss plans to ease further summer disruption

Departments across government have gathered to discuss how they are supporting airport and port operators

Every setback 'makes the travel agent all the more important'

The industry has plenty to think about thanks to the ongoing airport chaos, but agents believe it’s a chance to truly convey their value to consumers

Advantage chief: 'Draconian traffic lights regime caused irreversible damage'

Julia Lo Bue-Said responds to report accusing the government of not putting in place the necessary measures to assess whether the scheme worked or not, and vows to double-down on lobbying

Eurocamp warns delays at Dover could last all summer

’These delays are not going to improve at peak times without key travel authorities taking ownership,’ said Eurocamp chief sales and marketing officer Ross Matthews

Nearly £500m squandered on traffic lights regime – MPs

Damning report accuses govt of ’blowing’ at least £486 million on the scheme without mechanisms to establish whether it actually worked or was worth the cost of the disruption it caused

Fresh BA strike threat and Tory rivals 'trade blows'

British Airways pilots could be the next workers to vote for industrial action, while Tory leadership hopefuls Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak squared off in a TV debate last night

Abta: 'Travel must get in early with new leadership'

‘Abta will be seeking to get in early to ensure individuals given responsibility for the policies that matter to travel understand our views,’ writes Abta director of public affairs Luke Petherbridge for TTG

Channel travel delays and contest for PM turns ‘toxic’

Monday’s headlines dominated by days of major disruption to cross-Channel services, while the race to become the next prime minister tipped to take a feisty turm

CAA chair calls for equivalence with other regulators

’We simply seek equivalent levels of authority to what is already available to other regulators in the UK,’ said CAA chair Stephen Hillier, who claimed it could help solve the ongoing disruption at UK airports

O'Leary calls for 'practical approach' to post-Brexit immigration policy

He reportedly said the ability for airlines to hire from the continent would help stem aviation delays

Airlines warned to abide by consumer law as disruption continues

CAA and CMA issue open letter to airlines warning them to stick to laws safeguarding passenger rights as delays and cancellations continue

What would you ask the chair of the transport select committee?

Next week TTG will interview the chair of the transport select committee Huw Merriman – and we’re asking TTG readers to submit questions for us to put to him

Govt 'didn't listen' to handlers' warnings on airport chaos

Ground handling firm blasts govt for not listening to its warnings about staff shortages at airports

More than half a million people still waiting for new passports

550,000 passport application were still waiting to be dealt with at the end of June, the boss of HM Passport Office has admitted

Passport backlog mounts, plus contactless border trials

More than half a million people are waiting for passports, government admits, while the Home Office is looking to speed up entry into the UK

Anguilla lifts pre-arrival testing requirement

Vaccinated travellers will no longer need to test prior to departure

Govt to shake up ‘overcrowded and fragmented’ tourist board market

Tourist boards in England to be streamlined and renamed as part of government plan that will see some take on a more regional role under a new accreditation scheme

Wedding law reform could broaden eligible venues to cruise ships

Law Commission recommends relaxation of ‘confusing, out-of-date and restrictive’ rules and regulations in England and Wales preventing couples from getting married in more meaningful settings

Govt's Jet Zero Strategy 'too focused on carbon', says Balpa

Union accuses government of failing to acknowledge non-carbon effects of aviation on climate change

Shapps: 'Aviation has shown immense resilience, but we must do more'

Transport secretary outlines new collaboration between regulators in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand ’to tackle the sector’s biggest challenges’