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Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast

July 21st - Hypersonic Air Travel

Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast

The Independent

Places & Travel, Leisure, Society & Culture

3.6628 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Today: As the summer getaway begins, if you’re driving, these are the key congestion locations in the UK.


Italy: what’s happening with quarantine for Brits?


And hypersonic air travel: coming to an airport near you?


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Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:02.5

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0:04.8

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0:07.7

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0:09.9

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0:10.9

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0:13.8

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0:15.8

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0:20.1

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0:22.0

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0:24.7

Always seek medical advice from your GP or pelvic health specialist.

0:32.3

Hello, it's Wednesday the 21st of July

0:35.4

and thanks for joining me for the latest on travel and destinations

0:39.1

from the Greenlist and the travel desk of the Independent. Today, as the summer getaway begins,

0:44.8

if you're driving, these are the key congestion times and locations. Literally, what's happening

0:51.4

with quarantine for Brits and hypersonic air travel coming to an airport

0:56.6

near you? Of course, this podcast is completely free, as is my weekly travel email. You can sign up

1:03.7

at independent.com.com.uk forward slash newsletters. You don't need me to remind you that due to international travel restrictions,

1:14.5

an awful lot of people have decided to holiday at home. I'm seeing typically maybe a quarter of the

1:21.2

normal activity that you would see at the airports for the coming weekend, which is when the

1:27.0

schools in England and Wales, many of

1:29.6

them, break up. Of course, schools in Northern Ireland and Scotland have already broken up,

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