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2025 India–China travel revival: flights resume, visas ease and tourist flows shift

In 2025 India and China resumed direct passenger services and eased visa rules, triggering a rapid reorientation of regional tourism. Combined with trade tariffs that redirected demand, the moves eroded traditional outbound markets and reshaped carriers’ network, capacity and revenue decisions.

2025-12-22T20:07:49.062261-08:00

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Air France suspends Paris–Manila direct service from May to Oct 2026, reverting to seasonal operations

2025-12-22T06:25:53.982197-08:00

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Belavia weighs Minsk–New York route amid regulatory and geopolitical hurdles

2025-12-22T02:53:02.726224-08:00

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Airline Weekly's top trends for 2025: surprise partnerships, profit pockets and shifting demand

2025-12-21T22:03:10.270937-08:00

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2025 India–China travel revival: flights resume, visas ease and tourist flows shift In 2025 India and China resumed direct passenger services and eased visa rules, triggering a rapid reorientation of regional tourism. Combined with trade tariffs that redirected demand, the moves eroded traditional outbound markets and reshaped carriers’ network, capacity and revenue decisions.

2025-12-22T20:07:49.062261-08:00

2025 India–China travel revival: flights resume, visas ease and tourist flows shift

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Air France suspends Paris–Manila direct service from May to Oct 2026, reverting to seasonal operations Air France will suspend year‑round nonstop flights between Paris‑CDG and Manila from May through October 2026, reverting the route to seasonal status. The change comes just over a year after the carrier restored the direct link following a 20‑year absence.

2025-12-22T06:25:53.982197-08:00

Air France suspends Paris–Manila direct service from May to Oct 2026, reverting to seasonal operations

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Belavia weighs Minsk–New York route amid regulatory and geopolitical hurdles Belavia, Belarus’s flag carrier, is weighing the launch of direct Minsk–New York services but faces regulatory and geopolitical hurdles that could delay or block approval. The proposal underscores the carrier’s effort to restore a long‑haul link despite unresolved diplomatic and operational challenges.

2025-12-22T02:53:02.726224-08:00

Belavia weighs Minsk–New York route amid regulatory and geopolitical hurdles

Airline Weekly

Airline Weekly's top trends for 2025: surprise partnerships, profit pockets and shifting demand Airline Weekly's Top Trends of 2025 identifies unexpected commercial partnerships, emerging profit pockets and shifting travel demand that are reshaping network planning, route partnerships and revenue strategies across global carriers. The roundup flags how premium demand, ancillary growth and capacity constraints will drive strategic choices through the year.

2025-12-21T22:03:10.270937-08:00

Airline Weekly's top trends for 2025: surprise partnerships, profit pockets and shifting demand

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Volotea to open Montpellier base in early November 2026, stationing one aircraft Spanish low-cost carrier Volotea (V7) will open a new base at Montpellier in early November 2026, stationing a single aircraft at the French airport. The move expands Volotea's network beyond its Barcelona El Prat operations and signals continued regional growth in Europe.

2025-12-21T21:12:59.226774-08:00

Volotea to open Montpellier base in early November 2026, stationing one aircraft

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Malaysia Airlines — route network and fleet update Malaysia Airlines published an Operator News briefing summarising changes to its route network, strategic fleet developments, aircraft orders and partnerships, while tracking market moves including start‑ups, bankruptcies, mergers and ACMI arrangements. The daily roundup highlights near‑term capacity shifts and long‑haul fleet planning implications for the carrier.

2025-12-21T10:21:44.473348-08:00

Malaysia Airlines — route network and fleet update

Airline Weekly

Breeze Airways at Five: Challenges and Opportunities for Neeleman’s Carrier As Breeze Airways marks its fifth year of flying, Gordon and Jay discuss the challenges and opportunities facing David Neeleman–backed U.S. carrier. The conversation examines the airline’s competitive position, capital and fleet choices, and strategic options as it seeks sustainable growth beyond the startup phase.

2025-12-20T13:08:01.375281-08:00

Breeze Airways at Five: Challenges and Opportunities for Neeleman’s Carrier

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Air Transat inaugurates Toronto nonstop services to Istanbul (Türkiye) and Georgetown (Guyana) Air Transat on 16 December 2025 inaugurated nonstop services from Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Istanbul Airport (IST) and Cheddi Jagan International (Georgetown, GEO), adding two new long‑haul links from its Toronto hub; the Istanbul rotation will operate twice weekly and expands Transat's international network.

2025-12-20T09:38:24.670303-08:00

Air Transat inaugurates Toronto nonstop services to Istanbul (Türkiye) and Georgetown (Guyana)

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2025 India–China travel revival: flights resume, visas ease and tourist flows shift

Air France suspends Paris–Manila direct service from May to Oct 2026, reverting to seasonal operations

Belavia weighs Minsk–New York route amid regulatory and geopolitical hurdles

Airline Weekly's top trends for 2025: surprise partnerships, profit pockets and shifting demand

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