Skift
• Rafat Ali
Filings from Skyscanner, Kiwi.com and Wego offer a window into the economics of online flight search after Google reshaped how travelers discover and book airfares. The companies built distinct businesses around flight comparison, providing a clearer view of the value left for independent intermediaries.
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Filings from Skyscanner, Kiwi.com and Wego offer a window into the economics of online flight search after Google reshaped how travelers discover and book airfares. The companies built distinct businesses around flight comparison, providing a clearer view of the value left for independent intermediaries.
United Airlines is abandoning 10 planned regional routes from Chicago O’Hare, including services to Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Tennessee, along with a planned Guadalajara route. The cancellations signal a pullback in regional flying as the carrier manages capacity at a major hub.
Flybondi has had no scheduled operations for nearly four weeks since its last flight, while reports in Argentina indicate a possible restructuring that could ultimately replace the low-cost carrier’s brand with OCA Air. The developments raise questions about Flybondi’s operating future and market presence.
South African jet-fuel suppliers should maintain higher inventory levels to protect airlines from refinery disruptions, Sasol CEO Simon Baloyi said after an outage at the Natref refinery last week prompted carriers to prepare backup fuel plans. The episode exposed limited resilience in the country’s aviation-fuel supply chain.
Ghana has enacted a long-sought tax concession exempting domestic airlines from duties and taxes on imported aircraft spare parts. Africa World Airlines welcomed the measure, saying it should lower operating costs and improve the financial sustainability of the country’s commercial aviation sector.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian airspace is “completely unsafe,” urging airlines to avoid it as Ukraine expands drone operations. The warning raises fresh operational and safety concerns for carriers whose routes cross or approach Russian airspace amid the ongoing conflict.
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AirAsia and Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines have launched a codeshare partnership connecting their networks through Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport. The agreement initially covers five European destinations and is expected to support AirAsia’s planned expansion of Istanbul operations from 2027, marking the group’s first codeshare with another carrier.
Luxembourg’s Luxair plans to invest more than €1 billion ($1.2 billion) to replace its entire fleet by the mid-2030s, excluding aircraft already newly delivered. The renewal will center on Boeing’s 737 MAX family, marking a long-term commitment to the narrowbody platform as the airline reshapes its fleet.
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