Aviation
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Etihad to establish Abu Dhabi-Gothenburg seasonal service.
The service will run four times a week from December 17, 2026, until March 21, 2027. Etihad Airways announced a four-times-a-week seasonal service between Abu Dhabi and Gothenburg starting December 17, 2026, and ending March 21, 2027. Using Etihad’s Abu Dhabi hub, the new route will connect Sweden’s west coast directly to Abu Dhabi and offer some of the fastest…
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Emirates allows unlimited date adjustments on Dubai flights.
Emirates now offers unlimited free date changes on flights to Dubai, reduced refund fees, flexible booking choices, and complete travel insurance. From August 10, 2026, Dubai travellers can change their trip dates as many times as needed without a fee across several pricing levels. The facility applies to Economy Class Saver thru Flex flights and Business Class Special, Saver, and…
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DIAL & MoCA Introduce Air Suvidha 2.0 Screening Portal.
In response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak, the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) have launched AIR SUVIDHA 2.0, an upgraded contactless Passenger Health Self-Declaration Portal, to improve public health surveillance at India’s international points of entry. At https://airsuvidha.civilaviation.gov.in/, the AIR SUVIDHA 2.0 portal is currently operational. International visitors can expedite health screening and immigration clearance…
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Vietjet announces new direct route between Ho Chi Minh City and Western Sydney
Vietjet announced a new direct service between Ho Chi Minh City and Western Sydney, which would begin on January 9, 2027, after exchanging a Memorandum of Understanding with Western Sydney International Airport (WSI). Vietnam’s General Secretary and President To Lam signed the Memorandum of Understanding while on a state visit to Australia. In addition to promoting tourism, trade, investment, innovation,…
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Turkish Airlines carries 9.5 million passengers in July 26.
The total load factor for Turkish Airlines in July 2026 was 86.5%, and the airline said that it had transported 9.5 million passengers during that month. The load factor for international traffic was 86.2%, while the load factor for local traffic was 89.1%. At the end of the month, the number of Available Seat Kilometres (ASK) reached 25.7 billion, representing…
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Apollo Global to Acquire easyJet for £5.7B.
EasyJet will be acquired by Apollo Global in a deal valued at around £5.70 billion ($7.7 billion), the firms announced on Thursday. Meanwhile, rival suitor Castlelake gave up on the acquisition. As the industry struggles with growing costs due to the Iran war, the transaction puts an end to months of uncertainty surrounding one of Europe’s largest low-cost airlines. The…
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Alaska Air sets goals for 2030
In its 2025 Impact Report, Alaska Air Group unveiled a new set of 2030 impact goals intended to unite Horizon Air, Hawaiian Airlines, and Alaska Airlines under a single framework for social impact and sustainability. The five-year plan seeks to improve the company’s resilience while producing favourable results for workers, visitors, communities, and the environment. According to Ryan Spies, Managing…
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SAA & Emirates Strengthen Codeshare Partnership
The codeshare collaboration between Emirates and South African Airways (SAA) has been expanded, opening access to nine locations and initiating a reciprocal codeshare agreement between the two airlines. Customers will have easier access to more places in central and southern Africa thanks to the expanded cooperation. In addition to six regional routes connecting Johannesburg with Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the…
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Philippine Airlines to Order 9 Airbus A350s.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for nine A350-1000 widebody aircraft has been signed by Philippine Airlines (PAL). Lucio C. Tan III, President and Chief Operating Officer of PAL Holdings, Inc., Richard Nuttall, President of Philippine Airlines, Lars Wagner, CEO of Airbus’s Commercial Aircraft division, and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, EVP Sales of the Airbus Commercial Aircraft division, announced the deal at…
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Air India and Azerbaijan Airlines sign codeshare partnership.
In order to increase connection between India and Azerbaijan and provide travellers with more flexibility and smooth onwards travel through the combined networks of the two airlines, Air India and Azerbaijan Airlines have formed a new codeshare relationship. As per the agreement, Air India will add its “AI” designator code to Azerbaijan Airlines’ daily flights between Delhi and Baku as…
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