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Israel-Iran Conflict Shutters Middle East Airspace, Stranding Tens of Thousands

Widening hostilities between Israel and Iran have prompted the closure of airspace across the Middle East since June 13, grounding commercial and cargo flights, halting operations at key hubs and leaving tens of thousands of passengers—along with freight—stranded amid fears of further strikes.

2025-06-16T20:05:57.483046-07:00

Aviation Source

easyJet Unveils 22 New Winter 2025/26 UK Routes Including Belfast City–Edinburgh Service

2025-06-17T15:52:32.117140-07:00

AeroTime

Virgin Australia inaugurates Doha service in Qatar Airways partnership

2025-06-13T04:30:49.884000-07:00

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Alaska Airlines to Launch First Nonstop Seattle–Rome Service from May 2026

2025-06-03T06:09:28.013367-07:00

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London Gatwick Unveils 221 Destinations and Eight New Routes in Summer 2025 London Gatwick Airport will serve 221 destinations via 57 carriers in its Summer 2025 schedule, adding eight new beach and city-break routes. The network expansion places Gatwick among Europe’s largest single-runway hubs, ahead of Vienna (190 destinations), Zurich (206), Brussels (180) and Munich (216).

2025-06-19T18:44:49.079341-07:00

London Gatwick Unveils 221 Destinations and Eight New Routes in Summer 2025

Frontier Airlines

Frontier Airlines Launches Twice-Weekly San Juan–Puerto Plata Nonstop Service Frontier Airlines has launched twice-weekly nonstop flights between San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) and Puerto Plata’s Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP), expanding its Caribbean leisure network. Introductory one-way fares start at $99, underscoring the carrier’s ultra-low-cost growth strategy.

2025-06-19T07:11:57.999978-07:00

Frontier Airlines Launches Twice-Weekly San Juan–Puerto Plata Nonstop Service

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Wizz Air Reopens Suceava Base with Two A321neos, Launches Three-Times-Weekly Birmingham Service Wizz Air will reopen its Suceava International Airport base in December 2025, stationing two Airbus A321neos and rolling out eight new routes. Among these is a brand-new three-times-weekly link from Birmingham, expanding Wizz Air’s Romanian network alongside existing services to Bucharest, Craiova, Budapest and Sibiu.

2025-06-19T02:22:31.537637-07:00

Wizz Air Reopens Suceava Base with Two A321neos, Launches Three-Times-Weekly Birmingham Service

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China Eastern to launch twice-weekly Shanghai–Auckland–Buenos Aires route in December 2025 China Eastern Airlines will launch a twice-weekly Shanghai–Auckland–Buenos Aires route in December 2025, creating the first direct air link between China and Argentina via New Zealand. Operated with Boeing 777s, the service supplements its existing Shanghai and Hangzhou flights to Auckland.

2025-06-18T17:03:12.778234-07:00

China Eastern to launch twice-weekly Shanghai–Auckland–Buenos Aires route in December 2025

AeroTime

flyadeal CEO outlines Asia expansion strategy as LCC eyes regional growth flyadeal CEO Steven Greenway told AeroTime the Saudi budget carrier plans to launch new Asian routes this year, leveraging Saudia’s network, lean operations and strategic partnerships to capitalise on rising passenger demand and drive growth across the Middle East and beyond.

2025-06-18T01:04:00.996710-07:00

flyadeal CEO outlines Asia expansion strategy as LCC eyes regional growth

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Alaska Airlines' 1990s Siberia Flights Pioneered a Post-Cold War Airbridge In the early 1990s, Alaska Airlines launched seasonal services linking Anchorage with Siberian cities, becoming the first US carrier to operate regular flights into Russia. The bold experiment broke four decades of Cold War–era isolation and laid groundwork for today’s Arctic and trans-Pacific route strategies.

2025-06-17T18:04:54.895259-07:00

Alaska Airlines' 1990s Siberia Flights Pioneered a Post-Cold War Airbridge

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easyJet Unveils 22 New Winter 2025/26 UK Routes Including Belfast City–Edinburgh Service easyJet will launch 22 new routes from 12 UK airports for the winter 2025/26 season, including the first direct Belfast City–Edinburgh service operating five times weekly from Oct. 26. The expansion spans festive city breaks, winter sun destinations and Lapland connections, with fares starting at £19.99.

2025-06-17T15:52:32.117140-07:00

easyJet Unveils 22 New Winter 2025/26 UK Routes Including Belfast City–Edinburgh Service

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LOT Polish Airlines kicks off year-round Warsaw–Thessaloniki service LOT Polish Airlines launched direct flights between Warsaw and Thessaloniki on 17 June 2025, offering daily summer rotations and four weekly services in winter. The year-round link underscores the carrier’s strategy to diversify its network and capitalize on its new Airbus A220 fleet to tap Mediterranean leisure demand.

2025-06-17T10:23:34.457672-07:00

LOT Polish Airlines kicks off year-round Warsaw–Thessaloniki service

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