attack with a number of russian missile strikes, including on this supermarket. welcome to bbc news. the next few weeks are expected to be a perfect travel storm for commuters on the road, railand air. the price of petrol saw its biggest dailyjump in 17 years yesterday, straining family budgets even more than they are already. on the railways, the rmt union is planning a walk out of thousands of its members onjune 21st, 23rd and 25th. downing street has called the move selfish and both the union and industry officials are under pressure to renew talks. and then there s the disruption to flights caused largely by staff shortages which are unlikely to be resolved soon. our travel correspondent, katy austin, has more. prices at the pumps are up again. i paid £2 a litre. it was a big surprise. i do deliveries part time and it is not worth it any more. we e gone electric- and that s the reason, because the price, as you can see, i £2 for diesel, it was impossible. i the rac says
the week after next. the three days of proposed action will affect the whole week in which the first in person glastonbury festival since 2019 will take place, among other events and some gcse exams. glastonbury volunteer robin was meant to be travelling down on the tuesday. it means i ll probably end up driving, which puts another car on the road, which is against everything that glastonbury stands for, it s against what i stand for. i try to be as environmentally friendly as i can, not to mention the cost with the fuel and the train tickets themselves. the rmt union says strikes are on the cards because after pay freezes, rail workers need a pay offer which reflects the rising cost of living. it as also accused network rail, which maintains and operates the railway, of planning thousands ofjob cuts. we cannot passively sit round while our members become
plans are now being worked on to keep vital goods moving as much as possible. for example, fuel for power stations and products travelling to supermarkets in scotland. freight could take priority over passengers at times. meanwhile, disruption at airports and flight cancellations continue amid staff shortages, including of baggage handlers. this footage of piled up luggage was taken at manchester airport today. the boss of heathrow has warned it could take up to 18 months for them to get back up to full capacity. whether it s by car, train or plane, it s looking like a turbulent summer ahead. katy austin, bbc news. sarah hogg was planning on travelling from newcastle to glastonbury by train on one of the days of the planned strike. she is with us now. you are planning, and let sjust talk she is with us now. you are planning, and let s just talk us through. journey from newcastle, not to glastonbury itself. it gets as
up. they re impacting people in the same position as them. i up. they re impacting people in the same position as them. same position as them. i suppose they would same position as them. i suppose they would argue same position as them. i suppose they would argue the same position as them. i suppose they would argue the only - same position as them. i suppose they would argue the only way - same position as them. i suppose they would argue the only way to | same position as them. i suppose i they would argue the only way to get the decision makers to shift their position is to impact people like them, like you, so that you guys complained to the train companies and then things change. it s the same for lots of people and lots of industries, but it s also about safety issues. particularly on network. people who do the maintenance. as a significant number of staff are to be made redundant. yeah, i can t comment on how much they get paid. i m kind of ignorant to all that. ijust the