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Typhoon Dujuan: 275 Japan Flights Axed, 4 Dead
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Typhoon Dujuan: 275 Japan Flights Axed, 4 Dead

SpiceJet Under DGCA Lens as Fleet Shrinks to 11 Jets
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SpiceJet Under DGCA Lens as Fleet Shrinks to 11 Jets

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FAA Switches On AI Traffic Tool at DC Airports

The FAA switches on its SMART AI traffic tool at Reagan National, Dulles and BWI today for a 90-day trial, the first live deployment of its $875M ATC modernisation.

Air India Express Merger Weighed in Cost-Cutting Review
Business & Markets

Air India Express Merger Weighed in Cost-Cutting Review

Incoming CEO Tewolde Gebremariam is weighing folding Air India Express into the parent airline to cut duplicated costs after a Rs 22,000 crore loss year.

Delhi Airport Third Runway Reopens After 7-Month Upgrade

Delhi Airport Third Runway Reopens After 7-Month U..

Runway 11R/29L resumed operations on 20 September after a seven-month rehabilitation with resurfacing, a new rapid exit..

Singapore Airlines Named World's Best Airline 2026
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Singapore Airlines Named World's Best Airline 2026

Korean Air finalises $44.8bn order for 103 Boeing jets
Aviation

Korean Air finalises $44.8bn order for 103 Boeing jets

Business & Markets

Fernandes: AirAsia needs no bailout as fuel bites

Tony Fernandes says AirAsia is sustainable with RM1bn-plus cash and needs no bailout, as a RM830.5m Q2 loss, $183 fuel and 20-25% capacity cuts put the carrier under the spotlight.

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Global Tourism Growth Stalls at 0.4%, UN Reports

UN Tourism reports international arrivals rose just 0.4% to 690 million trips in H1 2026, and has cut its full-year forecast to 1-2% as conf..

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Costa Serena Ship to House 4,000 Asian Games Athletes
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Costa Serena Ship to House 4,000 Asian Games Athletes

Japan has chartered the 290-metre Costa Serena to house 4,000 athletes at Nagoya Port for the Asian Games open..

25hours Hotels makes Thailand debut in Bangkok
Hotels & Hospitality

25hours Hotels makes Thailand debut in Bangkok

Ennismore signs a 345-room 25hours Hotel Bangkok in Siam Square, opening Q1 2029 within Central Pattana's Cent..

Malaysia Leads Southeast Asia in Travel Spend Growth
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Malaysia Leads Southeast Asia in Travel Spend Growth

Flight and hotel spending by Malaysians on Trip.com both grew by triple digits in H1 2026, the fastest rate in..

Plaza Premium opens two lounges at Bangkok airport
Hotels & Hospitality

Plaza Premium opens two lounges at Bangkok airport

Plaza Premium Group has opened two pay-per-use lounges at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi: the 51-guest Plaza Premium Fir..

Air India-Drukair interline opens up Bhutan
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Air India-Drukair interline opens up Bhutan

Air India and Drukair have launched an interline partnership: single-ticket bookings to Paro via Delhi, with o..

Vietnam nears 16 million tourists in eight months
Tourism

Vietnam nears 16 million tourists in eight months

Vietnam received nearly 16 million foreign tourists in January-August 2026, up 14.4%, with Indian arrivals up..

Akasa Air starts Mumbai-Hanoi direct flights
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Akasa Air starts Mumbai-Hanoi direct flights

Akasa Air has launched four-times-weekly direct flights between Mumbai and Hanoi, its seventh international de..

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Typhoon Dujuan: 275 Japan Flights Axed, 4 Dead

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Global Tourism Growth Stalls at 0.4%, UN Reports

Global Tourism Growth Stalls at 0.4%, UN Reports

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Delhi Airport Third Runway Reopens After 7-Month Upgrade

Delhi Airport Third Runway Reopens After 7-Month Upgrade

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Singapore Airlines Named World's Best Airline 2026

Singapore Airlines Named World's Best Airline 2026

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