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Air Serbia has discontinued ticket sales for its seasonal service between Belgrade and Ankara. The route had been scheduled to resume on April 4 with one weekly flight, increasing to two weekly rotations in May, however, flights are no longer available for booking. It comes after the year-round route was initially downgraded to seasonal and…
A pilot deciding to steer hundreds of kilometers off-course to avoid restricted airspace is no longer an anomaly—it is the new global standard. As the conflict in the Middle East enters its fourth week, the world’s aviation corridors are effectively being redrawn in real-time, creating a cascade of operational, financial, and logistical disruptions that are…
ِAviation News – Morocco welcomed 19.8 million tourists in 2025, becoming Africa’s leading tourism destination, according to the country’s Ministry of Tourism. The figure is the highest ever recorded for the country. Following these record-breaking arrivals, Morocco also achieved an all-time high in tourism revenues bringing in 138 billion dirhams in 2025 according to the…
Aviation News – Flydubai has updated its operations for April amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, with the carrier set to temporarily suspend services to Ljubljana and reduce frequencies to Belgrade, Zagreb and Sarajevo. The airline has cancelled all flights to Ljubljana for the remainder of March and throughout April, with services due…
The conflict in the Middle East has triggered significant and immediate impacts on travel activity across the region and beyond. Airspace is largely closed, with more than 5,000 flights cancelled within the first two days of the conflict. When flights resume, priority will be given to stranded holidaymakers–both within the Middle East and further afield who will…
Africa’s tourism industry was showing strong signs of recovery in early 2026. However, with rising tensions in the Middle East, particularly over airspace closures and flight cancellations, Africa’s airline industry is facing new challenges. This disruption is affecting not just airlines but also the broader tourism sector that relies heavily on international air traffic and…
Rising tensions and the ongoing war in the Middle East could threaten global tourism growth in 2026 as surging oil prices push airline costs higher and trigger airfare increases across several long-haul routes. The travel industry entered the year with strong momentum, with international travel expected to continue its post-pandemic expansion. However, the escalating conflict involving Iran, Israel and…
LONDON/CHICAGO/SYDNEY, March 3 (Reuters) – The airline and tourism industries scrambled to deal with the fallout from the escalating U.S. and Israeli air war against Iran, while governments rushed to bring stranded travellers home from the Middle East following the cancellation of more than 20,000 flights in recent days. Major Gulf hubs including Dubai, the world’s busiest international…
Passengers on a Lufthansa flight in Munich were forced to remain onboard overnight after the flight was canceled and airport operations had shut down, leaving no transport back to the terminal, Qazinform News Agency correspondent reports. Passengers on a Lufthansa flight departing Munich for Copenhagen spent the night on an aircraft after the service was…
Airlines canceled thousands of flights through Monday night and waived cancellation and change fees for airports spanning Virginia to Maine as another massive winter storm bears down on the East Coast, set to once again put carriers to the test at the tail-end of winter break. The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for…