Travel

Claiming compensation for flights which have been delayed or cancelled due to a technical fault is set to become much easier after a landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice.

The holidays are over, the schools are back. But if you've recently returned, some simple checks could save you £100s. Here's my post-holiday checklist (and if you've got the back-to-work blues, some will help you next year too).

Virgin Trains is to axe a perk for railcard holders, which enables them to get off-peak fares on peak time journeys, much to the dismay of passengers who rely on it to get to work. But you can still book now for travel after the change takes affect.

Passengers have won against Ryanair, after a judge today ruled in a test case that they are entitled to claim compensation for flight disruption, which happened more than two years ago.

Train company First Great Western is to stop halving the compensation it pays for delays if paying passengers request it in cash, after MoneySavingExpert raised concerns over the policy with the Department for Transport.

Jet2 and Wizz Air passengers should ask to have flight delay and cancellation compensation claims reassessed, after the airlines have promised to improve how they deal with complaints following pressure from the regulator.

Commuters in England face an up to 1% increase in rail fares next year after official inflation figures used to calculate the rise were published today.