Transport and Travel News & Updates
- 12th October 2026
Turkish Airlines has announced that it has carried 9 million passengers over September with a total load factor at 86.8 per cent.
Birmingham Airport has unveiled a £2bn draft Master Plan that it says could take it to around 30 million passengers a year.
Midland Expressway Limited (MEL), operators of the M6toll, provided free passage for the 19th consecutive year for riders that took part in Ride to the Wall last Saturday.
- 2nd October 2026
Work to deliver the next phase of the Sprint bus scheme in Walsall will begin on Monday 5 October.
- 29th September 2026
Turkish Airlines, which operates daily flights connecting Birmingham Airport to Istanbul, has finalised an agreement with Boeing for up to 150 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft – marking the carrier’s largest single-aisle order from the manufacturer.
Thousands of road users are benefitting from safer and smoother journeys after another busy spring and summer of highways improvements.
- 25th September 2026
Residents in Birmingham are encouraged to help shape the future of the region’s bus network ahead of mayor Richard Parker’s plans to bring buses back under public control.
- 25th September 2026
Residents in Birmingham are encouraged to help shape the future of the region’s bus network ahead of mayor Richard Parker’s plans to bring buses back under public control.
- 22nd September 2026
West Midlands Railway (WMR) and Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) were recognised for the opening of five brand-new railway stations at the 2026 National Rail Awards.
- 22nd September 2026
With the new term well under way City of Wolverhampton Council is cracking down on those causing a danger by illegally parking outside schools.