Tube drivers could work 4 day week: Latest London transport and airport round-up

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00:00Drivers on the London Underground may see a change in their working conditions following

00:06what Aslef Union calls a genuinely groundbreaking agreement between the union and Transport

00:11for London. Proposals include a discussion on restructuring the working week that could

00:16see drivers work just four days out of seven. The announcement comes after successful pay

00:22negotiations led to planned strikes being called off. Transport for London has said

00:26discussions are ongoing and there will be no reduction in contractual hours. Transport

00:33for London is now accepting applications for photo cards from London residents aged over

00:3860, students aged over 18, apprentices and individuals aged 18-25 who are leaving care

00:46and living in London. TfL is to issue refunds for Londoners who were prevented from applying

00:52for their Oyster photo card scheme and have incurred extra travel costs as a result. The

00:58much-valued passes entitle holders to discounted or free travel across a myriad of services

01:04including buses, the underground trams, the DLR, the recently opened Elizabeth Line and

01:10most national rail services. And finally, London Heathrow Airport is set to surpass

01:16its pre-pandemic passenger record after its busiest October ever saw 7 million travellers

01:22use the airport. More than 7.2 million passengers flew through Heathrow in October as the half-term

01:30peak helped the airport to its sixth consecutive month of more than 7 million passengers. Chief

01:37Executive Thomas Woodby said that this year has been all about breaking records at Heathrow

01:42Airport. After the busier-than-expected summer and early autumn period, the airport raised its

01:48forecast for the full year. For more travel and transport news from across the capital,

01:54head to Londonworld.com