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TUI bases fourth aircraft at Cardiff, adds Summer 2026 routes and frequencies

TUI will expand its Cardiff Airport operation for Summer 2026 by basing a fourth aircraft at the Welsh base, adding new direct routes and increasing frequencies to established sunshine destinations — a targeted capacity push to capture rising leisure demand in the region ahead of the 2026 peak season.

2026-03-19T15:21:13.497510-07:00

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Bolivia opens fifth‑freedom traffic rights as it moves toward open‑skies policy

2026-03-19T10:59:51.460368-07:00

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British Airways expands winter 2026/27 network — relaunches London–Melbourne and adds Colombo

2026-03-16T18:59:39.602391-07:00

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Air Tahiti Nui evaluates Airbus A350 and A321XLR for long‑thin Pacific routes

2026-03-18T16:49:44.823505-07:00

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TUI bases fourth aircraft at Cardiff, adds Summer 2026 routes and frequencies TUI will expand its Cardiff Airport operation for Summer 2026 by basing a fourth aircraft at the Welsh base, adding new direct routes and increasing frequencies to established sunshine destinations — a targeted capacity push to capture rising leisure demand in the region ahead of the 2026 peak season.

2026-03-19T15:21:13.497510-07:00

TUI bases fourth aircraft at Cardiff, adds Summer 2026 routes and frequencies

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Bolivia opens fifth‑freedom traffic rights as it moves toward open‑skies policy Bolivia has opened fifth‑freedom traffic rights and announced steps toward an open‑skies policy, allowing foreign carriers to operate services beyond Bolivian territory. The move expands permitted international operations and may attract new routings and carriers seeking regional fifth‑freedom services.

2026-03-19T10:59:51.460368-07:00

Bolivia opens fifth‑freedom traffic rights as it moves toward open‑skies policy

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Qantas prevails in route-rights dispute with Solomon Airlines A regulatory decision has found in favour of Qantas in a route-rights dispute with Solomon Airlines, with Solomon Airlines losing the case. The ruling resolves which carrier holds the contested international rights and determines market access between the countries involved.

2026-03-18T17:38:11.882273-07:00

Qantas prevails in route-rights dispute with Solomon Airlines

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Air Tahiti Nui evaluates Airbus A350 and A321XLR for long‑thin Pacific routes Air Tahiti Nui is evaluating Airbus A350 widebodies and A321XLR single‑aisle long‑range variants to serve its long‑thin Pacific routes. The review weighs the A350's payload and range versus the A321XLR's lower trip costs and operational flexibility as the carrier plans sustainable growth across Oceania.

2026-03-18T16:49:44.823505-07:00

Air Tahiti Nui evaluates Airbus A350 and A321XLR for long‑thin Pacific routes

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Frontier to launch four nonstop U.S. routes in May–June 2026, adding service to DFW, FLL, LAS, BNA, EWR, SNA and IAD Frontier Airlines will launch four new nonstop U.S. routes between May and June 2026, adding service that links Dallas/Fort Worth, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Nashville, Newark, John Wayne (SNA) and Washington Dulles. Flights will be operated with Airbus A320s ahead of the summer travel peak.

2026-03-17T08:19:15.159611-07:00

Frontier to launch four nonstop U.S. routes in May–June 2026, adding service to DFW, FLL, LAS, BNA, EWR, SNA and IAD

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British Airways expands winter 2026/27 network — relaunches London–Melbourne and adds Colombo British Airways will significantly grow its winter 2026/27 long‑haul network, relaunching nonstop London–Melbourne on 9 January 2027 after a 20‑year hiatus and introducing a new Colombo service, while boosting frequencies to Cape Town, Tokyo and Barbados and adding flights to Bangkok and Singapore. The moves increase BA’s long‑haul network by roughly 9%.

2026-03-16T18:59:39.602391-07:00

British Airways expands winter 2026/27 network — relaunches London–Melbourne and adds Colombo

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Andes Líneas Aéreas seeks permission to operate charter flights to the United States Argentina’s Andes Líneas Aéreas has filed for permission to operate charter flights to the United States. The application requests authority to conduct U.S.-bound charter services, a move that would expand the carrier’s international operations and commercial options out of Argentina.

2026-03-16T10:19:09.110575-07:00

Andes Líneas Aéreas seeks permission to operate charter flights to the United States

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Southwest pulls back from Chicago O'Hare and Washington Dulles, refocusing on Midway, BWI and Reagan Southwest is abandoning its pandemic-era strategy of operating primary-airport services alongside existing secondary hubs, withdrawing from Chicago O'Hare and Washington Dulles and reverting focus to Midway, BWI and Reagan. The airline previously ended its Houston IAH experiment in 2024; O'Hare now follows suit.

2026-03-16T03:48:56.539794-07:00

Southwest pulls back from Chicago O'Hare and Washington Dulles, refocusing on Midway, BWI and Reagan

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TUI bases fourth aircraft at Cardiff, adds Summer 2026 routes and frequencies

Bolivia opens fifth‑freedom traffic rights as it moves toward open‑skies policy

British Airways expands winter 2026/27 network — relaunches London–Melbourne and adds Colombo

Air Tahiti Nui evaluates Airbus A350 and A321XLR for long‑thin Pacific routes

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