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☆ She arranged a date with a guy she met on a plane. When he didn’t show, she unexpectedly met her future husband
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

“I loved London,” Cristina tells CNN Travel today. Matt’s family was staying at Claridge’s, the historic, swanky five star hotel in Mayfair. Matt’s parents knew he was going on a spontaneous date. “And then they would never forward the mail.”Cristina’s idea of writing to Matt’s parents’ address was a good one. After years of working and living in Italy, Matt’s fluent in Italian.

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☆ Prince Harry Ends U.K. Trip Without Meeting Prince William
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | More About Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Prince Harry did not meet with his brother, Prince William, during a roughly 24-hour trip to Britain after Buckingham Palace announced that their father had cancer, an indication that relations between the siblings remain tense. Harry, 39, flew to London on Tuesday and visited his father, King Charles III, for a short time, but did not meet with William, 41, the heir to the throne, according to a person familiar with their schedules. The younger prince was seen at Heathrow Airport on Wednesday and was expected to return to the United States soon, the BBC reported. The king’s eldest son resumed his duties as the Prince of Wales, carrying out an honors ceremony at Windsor Castle and attending a charity fund-raiser. It was unknown what Harry and King Charles, 75, discussed during a visit that lasted between 30 and 45 minutes at Clarence House, the king’s residence in London.

Persons: Prince Harry, Prince William, Harry, King Charles III, William, Prince of Wales, King Charles Organizations: Buckingham Palace, Heathrow Airport, BBC, Windsor Castle, Clarence House Locations: Britain, London, United States

☆ Lounges, lay-flat beds, and award-winning menus. Here's what you can expect from this Australian airline's premium offering.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Sponsor Post | Sponsored Qantas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Meanwhile, Qantas' Business lounges offer stylish interiors, productivity-focused workspaces, exclusive shower suites, free-flow drinks, and delicious meals and snacks. Business passengers can enjoy equally inviting ergonomic lay-flat beds. Enjoy a peaceful night in the Business Class beds. Inspired by seasonal ingredients and blending Asian flavors with modern Australian cuisine, First presents an à la carte menu featuring signature dishes, including premium plant-based options. Business passengers also enjoy a selection of Neil Perry-designed dishes celebrating Australian produce and flavors along with a standard full formal dining offering.

Persons: Read, armchairs, it's, Martin Grant, terry, Neil Perry, David Caon Organizations: Qantas Airlines, Qantas, revel, Best Business, Airport, Insider Studios Locations: Australia, Singapore, Sydney, London, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Qantas Singapore, —, Melbourne, Los, Seoul, Qantas Australian, Sydney , Melbourne, Auckland

☆ A woman said she never bothers taking liquids out of her bag at airport security, sparking a heated debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A woman said she doesn't take her liquids out of her carry-on at airport security. AdvertisementA woman has generated discussion about airport security after saying she never bothers taking liquids out of her carry-on because she never gets caught. "I have never been bothered about this by TSA and am convinced the whole 'liquid' thing is a scam to inconvenience travelers." Some said they don't worry about taking their liquids and gels out either because their bags have never been checked. "I have had my bags searched every single time I accidentally left liquid in my backpack or carry-on," wrote fellow TikToker Elyse Myers.

Persons: doesn't, —, Emily Broxton, Broxton, TikToker Elyse Myers, you've Organizations: TSA, Service, Heathrow

☆ I was in a reading slump for years, but treating my phone like an e-reader changed the game
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

When travel circumstances forced me to buy a book on my phone, the game changed. AdvertisementApple Books tracks your reading streaks and lets you input a reading goal. Treating my phone like an e-reader has also made it less of a distractionReading on an iPhone isn't perfect by any means. For the first time in a long time, I'm reading books from front to back again. My phone is not just a phone anymore — it's a library.

Persons: I've, Roald Dahl, Harry Potter, —, Jacqueline Wilson, I'm, Sarah J Maas, Maria Noyen, it's Organizations: Service, Heathrow Airport, Apple Locations: Thornes

☆ What’s in Those Huge Suitcases? $125 Million in Cash
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Margot Patrick | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

An image from CCTV footage released by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency shows one of the smugglers at London’s Heathrow Airport. Photo: NCAThey looked like ordinary tourists with very big bags. But like a network of ants, they carried off tens of millions of dollars in cash from London to Dubai. British crime fighters cracked a money-laundering network that they say moved more than £100 million, equivalent to $125 million. A London court found two men guilty of illegal smuggling on Thursday, taking convictions in the network of cash couriers to 16, according to the National Crime Agency.

Organizations: U.K, Crime Agency, National Crime Agency Locations: London, Dubai, British

☆ Surprising Things About London From a Local That Now Lives in NYC
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Traveling into central London from Heathrow is much more straightforward than getting into Manhattan from JFK. London's Heathrow Airport. Hollie Adams/Getty ImagesI usually fly into London Heathrow when I go back to the UK. From the airport to the city center, travelers can choose between taking a taxi, the London Underground (also known as the tube), or the Heathrow Express, a high-frequency rail link between the airport and the city. Meanwhile, there are no direct public transportation routes from where I live in Manhattan to JFK, which is the airport I usually fly out of.

Persons: Hollie Adams Organizations: London Heathrow, London, Heathrow Locations: London, Heathrow, Manhattan, JFK

Robin Hayes, CEO of JetBlue Airways, speaks to guests following the airline's inaugural flight from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to London Heathrow Airport in London on Aug. 12, 2021. JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes will step down next month, the company said Monday. The airline's chief operating officer, Joanna Geraghty, will take the helm. Hayes, a more than three-decade airline industry veteran, cited the high-pressure nature of the job in announcing his resignation via a company statement. "It's bittersweet to retire from this airline I love, but I will always feel a part of the JetBlue team and be rooting for its continued success," Hayes said.

Persons: Robin Hayes, John F, Joanna Geraghty, Hayes, Geraghty Organizations: JetBlue Airways, Kennedy, London Heathrow Airport, JetBlue, Spirit Airlines, U.S . Department of Justice Locations: New York, London, Delta, Boston

☆ Moms Who Fly Business Class With Babies Say It Doesn't Disturb Others
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Business Insider spoke to two millennial moms who always fly business class with their babies. Magdelena, 2, has flown business class on over half of the flights she's been on since her birth. Whether babies should be allowed in business class has long been debated. Advertisement"That doesn't happen in economy," Arbelaez-Chujfi said, adding that "in business class, you feel like somebody is looking after you." Courtesy of Sara Arbelaez-Chujfi"I always tell my friends with kids that fly economy, let's say London to Bogotá.

Persons: they've, —, Magdelena, Sara Arbelaez, Chujfi —, Chujfi, She's, Lucy Cafferkey, Tom, Edward, Edward ., babysit, Cafferkey, there's, Lucy Cafferkey's, it's, she's, Mary Organizations: Service, Nails Inc, British Airways, Air France's Locations: London, Colombia, Mexico, Los Angeles, Air France, Bogotá, Paris

☆ Britain to announce measures aimed at bringing down net migration
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Alistair Smout | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] A sign is seen at the arrivals passport control area of Terminal 5, at Heathrow Airport, London, Britain, March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/files Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Britain will announce changes to its legal migration system on Monday after a record number of arrivals in 2022 piled pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to act ahead of an election expected next year. Sunak's spokesperson said he believes net migration needs to be reduced "significantly". Interior minister James Cleverly will give a statement to parliament later on Monday detailing more measures to reduce legal migration and to "stop abuse of the system," the spokesperson said. Annual net migration to the United Kingdom hit a record of 745,000 last year and has stayed at high levels since, data showed last month.

Persons: Toby Melville, Rishi Sunak, Sunak, Sunak's, James, aren't, Alistair Smout, William Schomberg, Andrew MacAskill, Sarah Young Organizations: Heathrow Airport, REUTERS, Conservative Party, Union, Bank of England, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Rwanda, United Kingdom

☆ Fact Check: The Telegraph video on Body Worlds using Ukrainian military corpses is fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A video using The Daily Telegraph’s branding, which reports a Body Worlds exhibition was cancelled in London when it was found to be using illegally acquired bodies of Ukrainian soldiers, is fake. Body Worlds exhibitions are the brainchild of German anatomists Gunther von Hagens and his wife Angelina Whalley, and they showcase real human bodies preserved through “plastination”, a preservation process invented by von Hagens in 1977. But Georgia Gomez, the director of development at Body Worlds and von Hagens Plastination, told Reuters in a Nov. 16 email that the claims made about the company were false. Body Worlds exhibitions rely exclusively on body donations to the Institute for Plastination body donation programme and they have never received any body donors from Ukraine. No Body Worlds exhibit is planned or scheduled in London or any other part of Britain and quotes in the video attributed to von Hagens are “completely bogus,” Gomez added.

Persons: anatomists Gunther von Hagens, Angelina Whalley, plastination, von Hagens, ”, Andy King, “, Georgia Gomez, Hagens Plastination, ” Gomez, Gunther von Hagens, Read Organizations: Twitter, Facebook, The Daily Telegraph, British, Heathrow Airport, Reuters, Telegraph, Institute, Ukrainian Center, Office, Border Force, Thomson Locations: London, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Britain

☆ Saudi Arabia's PIF to buy 10% stake in Heathrow airport holding company - SPA
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

RIYADH, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has struck a share purchase agreement to buy a 10% stake in TOPCO, the holding company of Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd, from Ferrovial (FERF.AS), state news agency (SPA) reported on Wednesday. Reporting by Clauda Tanios Editing by Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Clauda, Mark Potter Organizations: Saudi, Public Investment Fund, Heathrow Airport Holdings, Thomson Locations: RIYADH, TOPCO, Ferrovial

☆ The first commercial transatlantic flight powered completely by green fuels is in the air, but critics say it's a gimmick and a joke
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Pete Syme | Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Virgin Atlantic is operating the first transatlantic flight on a commercial airliner powered by 100% SAF. But it costs more than double conventional jet fuel, and production is lagging behind demand. Virgin Atlantic is operating the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to New York's JFK Airport, where it's expected to arrive around 2 p.m. "And if we didn't prove it can be done, you would never, ever get sustainable aviation fuel." On Monday, Emirates flew the world's first Airbus A380 demonstration flight using 100% SAF.

Persons: it's, Shai Weiss, Sir Richard Branson, There's, Weiss, Critics, Cait Hewitt Organizations: Virgin, SAF, Service, Virgin Atlantic, Boeing, New York's JFK, International Air Transport Association, BBC, Aviation Environment Federation, CNN, Guardian, UK's Department for Transport, Monday, Emirates, Airbus, Gulfstream, Gulfstream G600 Locations: New, Georgia, England

☆ First long-haul flight fully powered by sustainable aviation fuel takes off
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Flight100, Virgin Atlantic's world first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) transatlantic flight by a commercial airline is fuelled ahead of its take off from London Heathrow to New York JFK on Tuesday 28 November 2023. LONDON — The first trans-Atlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel departed London for New York on Tuesday as the industry seeks to prove the viability of greener air travel. Sustainable aviation fuel — also known as SAF — is an umbrella term for non-fossil-derived fuels, including biofuels derived from plant or animal materials, municipal waste and agricultural residues. It still produces emissions, but proponents argue the overall "lifecycle emissions" from the fuel are significantly lower than from regular petroleum-based fuel. There are relatively few SAF production plants or companies transporting it globally, with incentives for producers hampered by low margins.

Persons: Shai Weiss Organizations: Aviation Fuel, SAF, New York JFK, LONDON, New York, Virgin Atlantic's Boeing, AirBP, Virgin, U.K, Civil Aviation Authority, Royal Society, Virgin Atlantic, Government Locations: London Heathrow, New York, London, New

A sign is seen at the arrivals passport control area of Terminal 5, at Heathrow Airport, London, Britain, March 23, 2023. High levels of legal migration have for more than a decade dominated Britain's political landscape, and will be a key battleground again in the vote which is expected next year. For the year ending December 2022, the ONS revised up the net migration figure to 745,000, a new record high and up 139,000 on its previous estimate. It also said the net migration number for the year ending June 2023 was 672,000, up from 607,000 a year earlier. "The government remains completely committed to reducing levels of legal migration," he said in a statement.

Persons: Toby Melville, Rishi Sunak, Sunak, James, Simon Clarke, Labour Party's, Yvette Cooper, Muvija M, Sarah Young, Kylie MacLellan, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Heathrow Airport, REUTERS, ONS, EU, Labour, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, United Kingdom, Rwanda, Ukraine, Hong Kong

A rebound in Asia is especially important for airlines where long-haul travel makes up a bigger mix of revenue. Travel spending in Asia Pacific is set to grow 41% this year to $567 billion, and rise to $800 billion by 2027, according to data from the Global Business Travel Association. The planned capacity, which has not been previously reported, is a strong rebound from 2022, when the carrier's Asia-Pacific traffic was 33% of 2019 levels. Travel to Asia is also a source of high-margin revenue at a time when soaring labor and fuel costs are pressuring profit and domestic fares are declining. Across the border, Air Canada said the increase in Asia Pacific capacity would more than double its overall system growth.

Persons: Toby Melville, Andrew Nocella, Mark Galardo, Galardo, Raymond James, Savanthi Syth, Allison Lampert, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Ben Klayman, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Heathrow Airport, REUTERS, Rights, Carriers, Business, Global Business Travel Association, Air, Reuters, United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Asia Pacific, United, Delta, Tourism Economics, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Rights MONTREAL, CHICAGO, Asia, Pacific, Europe, Asia Pacific, U.S, United States, Atlanta, Manila, Philippines, San Francisco, New Zealand, Chicago, Air Canada, Air Canada's Vancouver, Canada, North America, Ukraine, Hong Kong, East Coast, Newark , New Jersey, Toronto, China, Montreal

☆ How European airlines have hedged against fuel price increases
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Spot Northwest European jet fuel prices were at $950 per metric ton on Monday, up 4% from before the assault. They also try to hedge against value changes in the U.S. dollar, in which jet fuel is priced. JET2 (JET2.L):The British leisure travel company said in July it had 81.8% of fuel hedged over the next 12 months. Lufthansa has hedged 74% of the fuel it expects to need for 2024 at an average price of $951 per ton. WIZZ AIR (WIZZ.L):The Hungarian carrier said in June it had hedged 62% of its 2024 fuel needs and 53% of the dollars it needs for that fuel.

Persons: Toby Melville, Vueling, IAG, Camilla Borri, Louis van Boxel, Woolf, Marta Frąckowiak, Milla Nissi, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Heathrow Airport, REUTERS, Brent, U.S ., AIR FRANCE, KLM, Reuters, British Airways, LUFTHANSA, Lufthansa, NORWEGIAN AIR, RYANAIR, SAS, Thomson Locations: London, Israel, Ukraine, Franco, Dutch, Iberia, NORWEGIAN, Norwegian, Gdansk

☆ Why the Jet Stream Is Helping Some International Flights Arrive Early
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | More About Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Passengers who were on British Airways’ Flight 112, from Kennedy International Airport in New York to Heathrow Airport outside London, received some good news early Thursday morning. The flight, which normally would have taken about six hours, was going to arrive 50 minutes early. Other flights traveling east over the Atlantic Ocean this week have been arriving ahead of schedule, up to an hour early in some cases, thanks to a jet stream that has been blowing in their favor. An Emirates flight on Tuesday from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates was supposed to take 13 hours 44 minutes. It landed 57 minutes early, according to FlightAware.

Persons: Charles de Gaulle Organizations: British Airways ’, Kennedy International, Heathrow Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Emirates, Dallas Fort Worth International, United Arab Emirates Locations: New York, London, Paris, Dallas, Dubai

☆ Virgin Atlantic suspends its route from London to Austin because it says the city's tech boom is over
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Virgin Atlantic said on Friday that it would end its route between Austin and London in January. When Virgin Atlantic launched its nonstop London route, it offered four flights from Austin each week. AdvertisementAdvertisementAustin airport officials, in a statement, thanked Virgin Atlantic and indicated that they hoped to see the airline return in the future. "AUS is grateful to the incredible Virgin Atlantic team for launching this ambitious route," the statement read. Virgin Atlantic may be axing its London route from Austin, but British Airways remains, connecting the two cities with nonstop flights.

Persons: —, Virgin Atlantic, Juha Järvinen Organizations: Virgin, Service, Virgin Atlantic, Heathrow Airport, Austin, Bergstrom International Airport, Washington Post, British Airways Locations: Austin, London, Texas, United States, Miami

☆ Air Canada Apologizes for Questioning a British Lawmaker About His Background
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Isabella Kwai | More About Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Canada’s largest airline, Air Canada, has apologized to a British lawmaker, Mohammad Yasin, after lawmakers said Mr. Yasin was singled out for questioning because of his name and background on a recent official trip to the country. Pablo Rodríguez, the Canadian transport minister, told reporters in Ottawa on Wednesday that his office had contacted the airline about the screening. “We called Air Canada and Air Canada apologized,” Mr. Rodríguez said, “and apologizing was the right thing to do.”Mr. Yasin, a member of Parliament for the Labour Party, has represented the constituency of Bedford in eastern England since 2017. While leaving for a trip to Canada with other lawmakers last week, he said, he was questioned vigorously at Heathrow Airport near London. Details of the questioning emerged on Monday when one of Mr. Yasin’s colleagues, Clive Betts, said in remarks to Parliament that Mr. Yasin was the only lawmaker in the group delayed for questioning by officials who they believed worked for Air Canada and the Canadian government.

Persons: Mohammad Yasin, Yasin, Pablo Rodríguez, ” Mr, Rodríguez, “, Mr, Yasin’s, Clive Betts Organizations: Air, Air Canada, Labour Party, Airport, Canadian Locations: Air Canada, British, Ottawa, Bedford, England, Canada, London

☆ British Airways flight turns back to London just before landing in Tel Aviv
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Eve Brennan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A British Airways flight from London to Tel Aviv made an abrupt U-turn shortly before it was due land in the Israeli city on Wednesday as the airline canceled all flights to the destination amid safety concerns. The airline said it had halted services to and from Tel Aviv as of late Wednesday. “Safety is always our highest priority and following the latest assessment of the situation, we’re suspending our flights to and from Tel Aviv,” it said in a statement to CNN. “We continue to monitor the situation in the region closely.” British Airways did not say when flights would resume. What other airlines are doingNumerous other international airlines with connections to Tel Aviv have suspended services as attacks have escalated.

Persons: CNN —, Aviv’s Ben, CNN’s Barry Neild Organizations: CNN, British Airways, Aviv’s, Gurion, “, Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines Locations: London, Tel Aviv, London’s, ”, Delta, United, Israel

☆ Airline passengers delayed on a runway for 7 hours were only given one small bag of pretzels to eat, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Passengers delayed on the tarmac for seven hours were given a bag of pretzels instead of a meal. A passenger on board the plane told Belfast Live that the experience was "horrible." AdvertisementAdvertisementAirline passengers who were left on the tarmac for seven hours received a small bag of pretzels instead of a meal while they waited. One passenger, Gary Bell, told Belfast Live that the experience was "absolutely horrible." AdvertisementAdvertisementHe said: "The only food we were given was a small bag of pretzels, there are tired, screaming kids everywhere."

Persons: —, Gary Bell, Bell Organizations: Belfast Live, British Airways, Service, Heathrow, Belfast, Air Cargo News, United Airlines, Newark International Locations: London, Belfast, Rome, Newark

☆ Bahrain activist al-Khawaja says airline denied her boarding to Manama
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Aziz El Yaakoubi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Human rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja flashes a "V" sign after being released outside the Airport Police Station, in Muharraq, north of Manama September 18, 2014. Maryam al-Khawaja said she was told at a British Airways' counter at Heathrow Airport that she was not allowed to board her flight and should contact Bahraini immigration authorities. "Effectively we are being denied boarding by British Airways on behalf of the Bahraini government," she said in a video taken in British Airways' check-in area, and posted on X, formerly called Twitter. British Airways did not immediately respond to request for comment. Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, also a Danish citizen, is a former president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights and is serving a life sentence for his role in Bahrain's pro-democracy protests in 2011.

Persons: Maryam al, Khawaja, Hamad, Mohammed, Abdulhadi al, Maryam, General Agnes Callamard, Olive Moore, Maryam Al, Zainab, Mary Lawlor, Abduljalil, Naji Fateel, " Lawlor, Abdulhadi, Al Khalifa, Aziz El Yaakoubi, Muvija M, Emma Farge, William Maclean, Mark Potter Organizations: Police, REUTERS, Rights, British Airways, Heathrow Airport, Bahraini, Reuters, Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, Amnesty International, Wednesday, Thomson Locations: Muharraq, Manama, Rights RIYADH, London, Gulf, Bahrain, Danish, Riyadh, Shi'ite Iran, Teheran

☆ UK records hottest day of the year so far -Met Office
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Beachgoers cool off in the water during hot weather in Brighton, Britain, September 9, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Met Office FollowLONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Britain recorded its hottest day of the year so far on Saturday, the country's national weather service said, with provisional data showing a high of 32.7 degrees Celsius (90.9 degrees Fahrenheit) at Heathrow airport. The Met Office said Saturday was also the sixth day in a row the UK has recorded a temperature over 30 C - well above average for the time of year. The Met Office said last week that Britain had experienced its eighth warmest summer since 1884. In July 2022, Britain recorded its hottest ever day when temperatures topped the 40 C mark for the first time.

Persons: Carlos Jasso, James Davey, Clelia Organizations: REUTERS, Heathrow, Met, Met Office, Britain, Thomson Locations: Brighton, Britain

Chartbook: Global container freightIn the United States, the volume of container trade handled through the nine largest ports in July was the lowest for the time of year since 2017. The volume of container freight hauled on the major railroads in June was the lowest for the time of year since 2012. Container trade through the port of Singapore, a major transshipment point for the region, has climbed to record levels. Rising share prices would be consistent with an improving outlook for global trade, but the evidence for it so far is limited. Related columns:- Global container freight stuck in doldrums (June 23, 2023)- Global freight shows signs of bottoming out (April 27, 2023)John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst.

Persons: Mike Segar, pare, Korea’s, John Kemp Organizations: REUTERS, Manufacturers, Economic, Heathrow, China’s, Global, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Port Elizabeth , New Jersey, U.S, North America, Europe, Netherlands, United States, Japan, Narita, United Kingdom, Asia, Singapore, doldrums

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