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Jet Fuel Squeeze Hits Delta, Lufthansa and India Fares

Jet Fuel Squeeze Hits Delta, Lufthansa and India Fares

Delta cut profit guidance on a $6bn fuel hit, Lufthansa is tankering fuel into Frankfurt, Zurich tapped reserves, and Indian carriers added...
EES Queues: Six-Point Fix Plan and a Christmas Deadline

EES Queues: Six-Point Fix Plan and a Christmas Deadline

Airports and airlines tabled a six-point plan to fix Schengen EES queues, Brussels set a Christmas deadline, and a hint of flexibility is no...
Riyadh Airport Shutdown: Airlines Suspend Saudi Flights

Riyadh Airport Shutdown: Airlines Suspend Saudi Flights

Riyadh airport is closed after Houthi attacks that the Saudi-led coalition says have killed 17 people since 1 October. Airlines have suspend...
Booking Launches Vayo, an AI Agent That Watches Fares

Booking Launches Vayo, an AI Agent That Watches Fares

Booking Holdings launched Vayo, an AI agent that monitors bookings across all channels and prompts price-drop rebooking. Why hotels and agen...
China Golden Week 2026: 826m Trips, Per-Trip Spend Slips

China Golden Week 2026: 826m Trips, Per-Trip Spend Slips

China's Golden Week delivered 826 million domestic trips and 738.38 billion yuan in spending, but per-trip spend slipped to about 894 yuan b...
Mumbai Airport Defers Navi Mumbai Shift to March 2027

Mumbai Airport Defers Navi Mumbai Shift to March 2027

Mumbai airport has deferred moving a third of international departures to Navi Mumbai from 25 October to the summer 2027 schedule, protectin...
Vietnam Waives Visas for Chinese Tour Groups to Khanh Hoa

Vietnam Waives Visas for Chinese Tour Groups to Khanh Hoa

Vietnam will let mainland Chinese tour groups enter Khanh Hoa visa-free through Cam Ranh airport until end-2027, a pilot covering its larges...
Carnival Pulls Luminosa and Adventure From Australia in 2028

Carnival Pulls Luminosa and Adventure From Australia in 2028

Carnival will pull Luminosa and Adventure from Australia in March 2028, leaving just Splendor and Encounter year-round, in a verdict on inte...