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Sam Gruet

London, Toronto

Business Reporter at BBC

Presenter at Worthy FM

Presenter & journalist @BBCWorldService @BBCNews. Formerly of @BBCNewsbeat, now based in Toronto. Got a story? 📧 [email protected]. (Sounds like "Groo-ay")

Articles

  • 12 hours ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Sam Gruet

    Con la reciente adición de Air Canada y Southwest a la lista de aerolíneas que cobran a los pasajeros por el equipaje facturado, el aumento desmesurado del coste de estas tarifas adicionales o "tarifas basura" está provocando la ira de políticos y asociaciones de consumidores. Al mismo tiempo, la venta de maletas lo suficientemente pequeñas como para que los pasajeros las lleven en el avión como equipaje de mano está en auge.

  • 16 hours ago | correiobraziliense.com.br | Sam Gruet

    A Air Canada e a Southwest se juntaram ao grupo de companhias aéreas que cobram por bagagem despachada. Mas o custo exorbitante dessas taxas extras está provocando a ira de políticos e passageiros. Ao mesmo tempo, as vendas de malas pequenas o suficiente para caber na cabine do avião estão crescendo. Esperando de fora do aeroporto de Toronto, no Canadá, Lauren Alexander voou de Boston, nos Estados Unidos, no fim de semana. Para ela, as cobranças adicionais são "ridículas".

  • 2 days ago | bbc.com | Sam Gruet

    How airline fees have turned baggage into billionsSam GruetGetty ImagesAirlines in the US alone made $7.27bn from check-in luggage fees last yearWith Air Canada and Southwest the latest airlines to charge passengers for check-in luggage, the ballooning cost of such ancillary or "junk fees" is provoking anger among politicians and consumer groups. At the same time, sales of suitcases small enough for passengers to take on the plane as hand luggage are booming.

  • 3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Sam Gruet |Megan Lawton

    Is the US finally on track to build a high-speed rail network? Sam Gruet & Megan LawtonGetty ImagesAmtrak's new high-speed trains will be held back by tracks that greatly limit how quickly they can moveThe US is a country of 340 million people, 71 interstate highways, more than 5,000 public airports, and currently no high-speed railways.

  • 3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Sam Gruet |Megan Lawton

    4 hours ago 20 Democratic attorneys general sue Trump administration over conditions placed on federal funds PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A coalition of 20 state Democratic attorneys general filed two federal lawsuits on Tuesday, claiming that the Trump administration is threatening to withhold billions of dollars in transportation and disaster-relief funds unless states agree to certain immigration … 2 hours ago Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Changed His Wife's Flight to Avoid Newark Airport...

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