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French air traffic control was responsible for a third of all European aviation delays.

French air traffic control responsible for 33% of all European delaysFrench air traffic control is responsible for 33% of all flight delays in the European airspace, which translates to €300...

More and more airports running out of space

More and more airports running out of spaceIATA is sounding alarm bells about the growth in the number of airports worldwide that have reached their capacity for arriving...

Mactan Cebu International Airport’s new Terminal 2.

Cebu airport’s second terminal inauguratedTerminal 2 of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) will open its doors on July 1 after Philippine President Rodrigo...

Flanked by Emirates crew, from left: Richard Jewsbury, Emirates divisional vice president, UK, Ken O’Toole, Stansted Airport CEO, and Hubert Frach, Emirates divisional senior vice president, commercial operations west, celebrate the new service with a cake cutting.

Emirates opens new service to London Stansted airportEmirates has inaugurated a new daily service from Dubai to London Stansted Airport, bringing to seven the number of airports in...

Osaka is the newest international route for VietJet out of Hanoi.

Vietjet to open direct flight from Hanoi to OsakaVietnam carrier VietJet will launch a direct service connecting Hanoi with Osaka, Japan in November this year as it looks to...

Thai Airways’ Michelin-starred gastronomic experience.

Sky-high Michelin meals from Taipei to BangkokChefs at Mandarin Oriental, Taipei will prepare Michelin-starred in-flight meals for Thai Airways’ business class passengers...

Kids get their own traveller’s programme on VistaJet.

VistaJet rolls out traveller’s programme for kidsGlobal business aviation company VistaJet has launched Adventures in the Sky, a traveller’s programme designed especially for...

Philippine carriers keen on regular services to Indian cities like Mumbai.

Philippine carriers seek flights to IndiaTwo Philippine carriers want to launch regular services to India as interest in the route continues to grow.

Greater personalisation for travellers.

Qantas joins Amadeus distribution programmeAustralian carrier Qantas has joined Amadeus’ NDC-X programme, which allows the travel system provider to connect to the...

Thailand’s three key airports, Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-Tapao, to collectively ring in 200 million passengers a year once respective development plans are complete.

Thailand’s key airports to ring in 200 million yearly when fully developedThailand’s three key airports - Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-Tapao - will have a collective capacity of 200 million...