Vietnam-Linked Leak Exposes 220M Passenger Records
An open pax-info database exposed 220.8M Vietnam-linked passenger records with passport numbers and itineraries; secured June 8 after Kinryu...
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Bangkok Named Asia's No.2 City for Repeat Visits
Agoda's 2026 ranking puts Bangkok second in Asia for repeat visits behind Tokyo, with Bali third; Thailand's domestic top five is unchanged...
Air India, IndiGo Restore Winter Flights
Air India and IndiGo restore most suspended international routes for winter per Cirium data; Chicago and Ho Chi Minh City are the exceptions...
Air India AI131 Diverted to Zurich in Heathrow Chaos
AI131 Mumbai-London diverted to Zurich with 290+ aboard as a NATS fault cancelled 1,000+ UK flights; Heathrow arrivals were suspended and kn...
Thailand Readies 2.45B Baht Tourism Stimulus for Nov 1
Thailand will launch three tourism stimulus schemes worth 2.45B baht from Nov 1 to reverse a 3% arrivals slide. The schemes, charter targets...
Arkia Launches First Tel Aviv-Manila Direct Flights
Arkia launches the first-ever Tel Aviv-Manila nonstop on Jan 3, 2027: weekly A330, fares from $750, record traffic and free-trade talks behi...
Afcom Signs LOI for Four Boeing 777-8 Freighters
Chennai's Afcom Holdings signed an LOI for up to four Boeing 777-8 freighters, a first for India. Fleet plan, Rs 392M quarterly profit, and...
Vietnam August Arrivals Hit Record on Russia, India Surge
Vietnam set an August arrivals record near 2M visitors as Russians topped 1M (+166%) and Indians hit 612k. What is driving the surge and can...
