The government says fares must go up so it can fund investment, but admits passengers are frustrated by services.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said it is ‘the lowest increase in three years’ (Jonathan Brady/PA) Heidi Alexander said the Government ensured the fares rise was “the lowest increase in ...

Speaking at an industry dinner on Tuesday night, Heidi Alexander said she enjoys flying and sees aviation as key to economic growth. “I am not some sort of flight-shaming eco warrior.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has a deadline of Thursday to announce whether she has decided to approve Gatwick’s plan for a new runway. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has said she ...

Swindon's new MP has been given a unique insight into the town's blind and partially sighted community by RNIB.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander acknowledged that “passengers are frustrated”. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the Government ‘inherited a railway that was not fit for purpose ...

London Gatwick’s plans to upgrade its northern taxiway to become the airport’s second runway have received conditional ...

Heidi Alexander said the the planning application for Gatwick's expansion is "literally on my desk", and that she had to balance the needs of the economy with those of the environment. Gatwick, London ...

Gatwick gets go-ahead to bring in permanent second runway - Exclusive: Everything you need to know about expansion at the Sussex airport, which has the world’s busiest runway ...

In scale, cost and complexity, Gatwick's second runway plan is not in the same league as the saga of Heathrow's pursuit of a third. As a test, however, of the government's commitment to growth ...

Tomorrow Gatwick will hear from her Cabinet colleague Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander whether London’s second airport can press ahead with its own ambitious expansion plans. But there is a ...