http://www.carhiredirect.co.uk/news NEWS Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:00:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A glitch in the computer system which thousands of airline customers use to book tickets, reserve seats and check in caused frustration yesterday as it effectively closed down for three hours. The situation was also bad news for travel companies who use the Amadeus system to book flights. Among the airlines ... http://www.carhiredirect.co.uk/news/computer-glitch-delays-airline-passengers/862163.html Visitors coming to Britain for this summer's Olympic Games will now have an extra 120,000 hotel rooms to choose from as the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games hands them back after originally booking 600,000 for officials and the media. The rooms were originally booked as part of the bid ... http://www.carhiredirect.co.uk/news/more-hotel-rooms-made-available-for-olympics/862161.html In an attempt to quell recent concerns about cracks which have been discovered in the wings of some of its A380 superjumbos, Airbus has announced that it has found the cause and also a simple way to repair the problem. Last week, following the discovery of the cracks, aviation safety ... http://www.carhiredirect.co.uk/news/airbus-says-it-can-fix-a380-wing-problems/862159.html Prime Minister David Cameron is facing bitter opposition over plans to create a new airport in the south east. A number of Tory MPs have written to Mr Cameron to protest a scheme which would see the construction in the Thames Estuary of an airport which could make Heathrow redundant, ... http://www.carhiredirect.co.uk/news/tories-voice-opposition-to-thames-estuary-airport/862157.html British Airways has announced that it will be returning to Libya. The flag carrier said it had been assessing the situation since the conflict ended in the North African country last October. However, the UK Foreign Office continues to advise that travel to the country be avoided unless it is ... http://www.carhiredirect.co.uk/news/british-airways-returns-to-libya/862155.html The prototype of a new electric car is to be launched today in Brussels by European Commission president, Jose Manuel Barroso. The vehicle has been designed to fold in on itself, which will allow it to park in smaller spaces. Each of its four wheels is powered by an individual ... http://www.carhiredirect.co.uk/news/hiriko-electric-car-launched-in-brussels/862153.html Emirates Airlines has said that it has already checked one of its Airbus A380 superjumbos, and is in the process of examining another, after an aviation safety body issued instructions that all carriers with the aircraft in their fleet should check the wings for damage. The directive was issued at ... http://www.carhiredirect.co.uk/news/emirates-checks-a380-wings-for-cracks/862151.html The number of motorists arrested for drink and drug related offences increased over the festive period compared to the same time a year earlier. Of the 157,000 people who were tested through December, more than 7,200 were over the limit. Younger drivers were more likely to offend said the Association ... http://www.carhiredirect.co.uk/news/christmas-drink-drive-arrests-up/862149.html As part of its promotion of British talent, British Airways will repaint its planes with a dove design as a celebration of this summer's Olympic Games in London. The artwork is the creation of Pascal Anson, a Brighton-based artist. BA also said that it would be redecorating some of its ... http://www.carhiredirect.co.uk/news/ba-celebrates-olympics-with-dove-design/862147.html A new survey suggests that many Brits are considering staying in the UK for their summer holidays this year as a way of saving money. According to Sainsbury's Travel Insurance, nearly 29 million of us will spend just over £22 billion on our holidays in 2012. However, when this figure ... http://www.carhiredirect.co.uk/news/holidaymakers-say-they-will-be-cutting-costs-in-2012/862144.html