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Changi posts record 2025: nearly 70M passengers, 2.08M tonnes cargo, 100 airlines

Singapore Changi recorded its strongest year in 2025, handling nearly 70 million passengers and 2.08 million tonnes of cargo. The hub hosts 100 airlines operating over 7,300 weekly flights to 170 cities in 50 countries, adding 13 new city links as cargo benefited from semiconductor flows and freighter growth.

2026-01-21T19:20:30.796516-08:00

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Air Canada to launch Vancouver–Sapporo nonstop in December 2026 — North America's first scheduled link to Hokkaido

2026-01-21T07:19:07.351752-08:00

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Qatar Airways to add weekly flights to Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban from Feb 2026

2026-01-21T09:11:09.362352-08:00

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Vertical brings Valo to Manhattan as it maps a New York eVTOL network to challenge Archer and Joby

2026-01-21T04:10:57.515256-08:00

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Changi posts record 2025: nearly 70M passengers, 2.08M tonnes cargo, 100 airlines Singapore Changi recorded its strongest year in 2025, handling nearly 70 million passengers and 2.08 million tonnes of cargo. The hub hosts 100 airlines operating over 7,300 weekly flights to 170 cities in 50 countries, adding 13 new city links as cargo benefited from semiconductor flows and freighter growth.

2026-01-21T19:20:30.796516-08:00

Changi posts record 2025: nearly 70M passengers, 2.08M tonnes cargo, 100 airlines

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Qatar Airways to add weekly flights to Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban from Feb 2026 Qatar Airways will increase frequencies to Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban from February 2026 (Q1 2026), adding extra weekly flights to all three cities to meet rising business and leisure demand. The moves boost Doha–South Africa seat capacity ahead of the southern‑hemisphere summer travel peak.

2026-01-21T09:11:09.362352-08:00

Qatar Airways to add weekly flights to Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban from Feb 2026

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Air Canada to launch Vancouver–Sapporo nonstop in December 2026 — North America's first scheduled link to Hokkaido Air Canada will launch a three-times-weekly seasonal nonstop between Vancouver (YVR) and Sapporo/New Chitose (CTS) from 17 December 2026 through late March 2027, operated with Boeing 787 Dreamliners. It becomes the first North American carrier to offer scheduled nonstop service to Hokkaido.

2026-01-21T07:19:07.351752-08:00

Air Canada to launch Vancouver–Sapporo nonstop in December 2026 — North America's first scheduled link to Hokkaido

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Vertical brings Valo to Manhattan as it maps a New York eVTOL network to challenge Archer and Joby Vertical Aerospace has launched a U.S. tour in New York, displaying a Valo eVTOL mock-up at Manhattan’s Classic Car Club from Jan. 23 and outlining proposed NYC air‑taxi routes. The effort positions Vertical as a direct rival to Archer and Joby for the New York market.

2026-01-21T04:10:57.515256-08:00

Vertical brings Valo to Manhattan as it maps a New York eVTOL network to challenge Archer and Joby

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Avelo extends summer 2026 schedules across four U.S. hubs, opens year‑ahead bookings Avelo extended its summer 2026 schedule through August and opened year‑ahead bookings across four U.S. hubs — New Haven, Philadelphia, Charlotte and Central Florida. The carrier says its Central Florida roster will serve six airports (Daytona Beach, Fort Myers, Lakeland, Orlando, Sarasota‑Bradenton and Tampa). Reported fares start at $42.

2026-01-20T07:18:45.554461-08:00

Avelo extends summer 2026 schedules across four U.S. hubs, opens year‑ahead bookings

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ANA to make Narita–Mumbai daily from 29 Mar 2026; boosts FY2026 international capacity 5% and orders upgraded 787‑9s ANA will lift Tokyo Narita–Mumbai to daily from 29 March 2026 using Boeing 787‑9s, while FY2026 international capacity rises about 5% as the carrier orders 787‑9s with upgraded cabins and folds Nippon Cargo into an expanded freighter network serving Asia and North America.

2026-01-20T03:20:24.426700-08:00

ANA to make Narita–Mumbai daily from 29 Mar 2026; boosts FY2026 international capacity 5% and orders upgraded 787‑9s

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SAA and CemAir sign domestic codeshare to expand South African connectivity South African Airways and CemAir have launched a domestic codeshare, announced in Johannesburg mid-January and effective 26 January 2026. The pact lets SAA place its code on CemAir services linking major metros with niche regional and leisure destinations previously absent from SAA’s network.

2026-01-20T00:52:57.201542-08:00

SAA and CemAir sign domestic codeshare to expand South African connectivity

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Ariana and Kam Air awarded contracts to operate Afghanistan’s Hajj flights Ariana Afghan Airlines and Kam Air have been awarded contracts to operate Afghanistan’s Hajj flights, ch-aviation reports. The agreements task the two carriers with transporting Afghan pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj, re-establishing organised international pilgrimage services amid the country’s constrained aviation environment.

2026-01-19T22:03:38.979191-08:00

Ariana and Kam Air awarded contracts to operate Afghanistan’s Hajj flights

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Changi posts record 2025: nearly 70M passengers, 2.08M tonnes cargo, 100 airlines

Air Canada to launch Vancouver–Sapporo nonstop in December 2026 — North America's first scheduled link to Hokkaido

Qatar Airways to add weekly flights to Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban from Feb 2026

Vertical brings Valo to Manhattan as it maps a New York eVTOL network to challenge Archer and Joby

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