15) TRANSPORT: Road, Rail, Water, Air ArchiveQANTAS STILL COMMITTED TO ASIAN ROUTES AS LOCAL COMPETITION MOUNTS From Micky Randall Responding to criticism that Qantas was cutting back on Asian routes, the airline confirmed that it would increase the frequency on a number of its international... ESTIMATED COSTS RISE TO 42 BILLION AS CRITICS LABEL HS2 AS VANITY PROJECT From Nigel Parks MPs vowed to continue to oppose the costly High Speed Rail 2 line, as a former Cabinet minister branded it a 'boys' toy'.
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