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Bali Fuel Shortage: Rationing Extended to 23 October as Queues Ease

Bali Fuel Shortage: Rationing Extended to 23 October as Queues Ease

Bali has extended odd-even petrol rationing to Friday 23 October after a week of queues; purchases are capped at 20 litres per car and 3 per...
Western Sydney Airport Opens on 25 October With a Thin Flight Schedule

Western Sydney Airport Opens on 25 October With a Thin Flight Schedule

Sydney's second airport is due to take its first passengers on Sunday 25 October, but Cirium data show six or fewer daily departures over th...
VietJet Hit by UK Worldwide Asset Freeze of Up to US$251.6m in Lessor Fight

VietJet Hit by UK Worldwide Asset Freeze of Up to US$251.6m in Lessor Fight

England's Commercial Court has frozen up to US$251.6m of VietJet's assets worldwide over about US$250m in unpaid lessor judgments. There is...
US Lifts Curbs on Mexican Airlines' New Routes from Mexico City Airports

US Lifts Curbs on Mexican Airlines' New Routes from Mexico City Airports

The US DOT has revoked its October 2025 freeze on Mexican airlines' new US routes from Mexico City's two airports. Schedule filing and chart...
Korean Air Q3 Results: Record KRW 5.04tn Revenue Ahead of Asiana Merger

Korean Air Q3 Results: Record KRW 5.04tn Revenue Ahead of Asiana Merger

Korean Air's preliminary Q3 revenue hit a record KRW 5.04 trillion, up 26%. Net profit rose tenfold, helped by currency effects, before the...
Carnival Shifts Drink and Wi-Fi Packages to Dynamic Pricing, Adds FunPacks

Carnival Shifts Drink and Wi-Fi Packages to Dynamic Pricing, Adds FunPacks

Carnival will price drink and Wi-Fi packages by sailing length, itinerary and season from 1 December 2026, and is selling fixed-price FunPac...
Hilton-Scandic Nordic Deal Starts With 284-Room Copenhagen Airport Hotel

Hilton-Scandic Nordic Deal Starts With 284-Room Copenhagen Airport Hotel

Hilton and Scandic have signed a multi-year Nordic development agreement. The first project is a 284-room Hilton by Copenhagen Airport, fran...
Lufthansa Wins TAP: 44.9% Stake for 1.025bn Euros

Lufthansa Wins TAP: 44.9% Stake for 1.025bn Euros

Lufthansa will pay 1.025bn euros for 44.9% of TAP Air Portugal after beating Air France-KLM. What it means for Star Alliance, Brazil routes...