Airport Commission’s Interim Report highlights rail improvements to UK’s airports

UK: The Airports Commission's independent review concluded that there is a need for one additional runway to be in operation in the South East of the UK by 2030, but also highlighted the importance of improving surface access to airports to utilise the existing capacity. The review also indicates that there is likely to be a demand case for a second additional runway to be operational by 2050.Two locations for a potential new runway will be taken...

Rail studies in Slovenia to get a boost from EU co-financing

SLOVENIA: The European Union allocated over €1.2 million from the TEN-T Programme for series of studies to support the construction of a new railway line running from Slovenia’s capital of Ljubljana to the Austrian border, including a connection to Ljubljana’s Jože Pučni Airport. The studies will look at the alignment and the preparation of an environmental report for the 70 km long Ljubljana-Kranj-Jesenice-Austrian border rail line, including a...

SBB introduces first Starbucks on Rails

SWITZERLAND: Starbucks Coffee Company and Swiss Federal Railways SBB have unveiled the first Starbucks on Rails – offering travellers a new place and way to enjoy their coffee. The first official voyage for the Starbucks train took place on the train line running from Geneva Airport to St.Gallen in Switzerland on November 21.The first double-decker Starbucks is travelling twice daily to and from Geneva Airport and St. Gallen, with a second coach...