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Ryanair trims German winter schedule: 800,000 seats and 24 routes cut across nine airports

Ryanair will cut about 800,000 planned winter seats and eliminate 24 routes in Germany, removing services at nine airports and reducing its German offering to roughly seven million available tickets. The carrier blamed rising site costs — notably Germany's aviation tax — and will continue avoiding several regional airports.

2025-10-15T03:48:35.426086-07:00

Skift

United adds Newark nonstops to Split, Bari, Glasgow and Santiago de Compostela for Summer 2026

2025-10-09T05:00:52.740801-07:00

Reuters

Riyadh Air to begin daily Riyadh–London Heathrow service 26 Oct 2025; phased invite‑only start and Sfeer loyalty unveiled

2025-10-08T05:00:36.180823-07:00

aerotelegraph.com

Etihad to begin scheduled Abu Dhabi–Kabul flights from 18 December 2025

2025-10-09T23:52:25.830232-07:00

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Iberia to launch Madrid–Monterrey nonstop from 2 June 2026 with A330‑200 Iberia will launch nonstop Madrid–Monterrey service from 2 June 2026, operating three weekly flights (Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays) with an Airbus A330‑200. The 288‑seat configuration strengthens Iberia’s presence in Mexico and adds direct capacity to the industrial hub of northern Mexico.

2025-10-15T06:00:30.242760-07:00

Iberia to launch Madrid–Monterrey nonstop from 2 June 2026 with A330‑200

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Ryanair trims German winter schedule: 800,000 seats and 24 routes cut across nine airports Ryanair will cut about 800,000 planned winter seats and eliminate 24 routes in Germany, removing services at nine airports and reducing its German offering to roughly seven million available tickets. The carrier blamed rising site costs — notably Germany's aviation tax — and will continue avoiding several regional airports.

2025-10-15T03:48:35.426086-07:00

Ryanair trims German winter schedule: 800,000 seats and 24 routes cut across nine airports

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Wizz Air to open Podgorica base in late Q1 2026 — two aircraft, 14 routes, 1m+ seats/year Wizz Air will open its 36th operational base in Podgorica in late Q1 2026, stationing two aircraft and launching 14 routes that together add more than one million seats annually — a material capacity increase as the carrier rebalances growth across Central and Southeastern Europe.

2025-10-14T23:36:33.796206-07:00

Wizz Air to open Podgorica base in late Q1 2026 — two aircraft, 14 routes, 1m+ seats/year

Skift

Alliance Air launches 'Fare Se Fursat' fixed‑price scheme to stabilise fares on regional routes Alliance Air has launched 'Fare Se Fursat', a fixed‑price ticketing scheme—the first of its kind in India—offering constant, predictable fares on selected short‑ and medium‑haul routes linking tier‑2 and tier‑3 cities. The government‑owned carrier unveiled the plan ahead of Diwali to curb fare volatility.

2025-10-14T20:01:45.427491-07:00

Alliance Air launches 'Fare Se Fursat' fixed‑price scheme to stabilise fares on regional routes

Cranky Flier

DOT DB1B Q2 reveals route‑level revenue shifts across U.S. domestic market The Department of Transportation's DB1B dataset for Q2 is now available, enabling detailed route‑level revenue analysis across the U.S. domestic market. This release exposes shifting revenue patterns across routes and carriers; the article extracts the most consequential trends to inform network, yield and capacity decisions.

2025-10-14T03:58:59.719691-07:00

DOT DB1B Q2 reveals route‑level revenue shifts across U.S. domestic market

exyuaviation.com

Wizz Air opens first Podgorica base in March 2026, rolls out multiple European routes Wizz Air will open its first Montenegrin base at Podgorica in March 2026, launching initial services including Hamburg–Podgorica from 31 March (three weekly) and establishing summer routes from Podgorica to Cologne/Bonn (from 16 June, four weekly), Basel (from 1 June, four weekly) and Karlsruhe/Baden‑Baden (from 2 June, three weekly).

2025-10-14T02:45:05.126525-07:00

Wizz Air opens first Podgorica base in March 2026, rolls out multiple European routes

aircargovision.net

United adds four Newark–Europe routes for Summer 2026, debuts IAD–Reykjavik and launches year‑round Newark–Seoul United will add nonstop Newark services to Glasgow, Split, Bari and Santiago de Compostela in its Summer 2026 schedule, debut nonstop Washington‑Dulles–Reykjavik service, and introduce a year‑round daily Newark–Seoul route, while boosting Newark’s long‑haul frequencies.

2025-10-13T11:35:29.915274-07:00

United adds four Newark–Europe routes for Summer 2026, debuts IAD–Reykjavik and launches year‑round Newark–Seoul

Cranky Flier

Southwest Adds New Markets, Embraces Leisure-Focused Network Southwest has accelerated launches of multiple new destinations after postponing network growth during COVID, pivoting toward leisure markets designed to drive Rapid Rewards demand. The carrier’s rapid dot-to-dot expansion signals a strategic tilt away from prior capacity plans, with only one notable exception in the current rollout.

2025-10-13T03:58:19.447915-07:00

Southwest Adds New Markets, Embraces Leisure-Focused Network

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