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Lufthansa Group has announced the extension of its flight suspensions to several destinations in the Middle East due to ongoing instability in the region. The company stated that all its affiliated airlines—including Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS, and Edelweiss—will continue suspending flights to the region through April 30, 2026, with further extensions for certain…
Aviation News – Air Serbia is increasing frequencies on its seasonal service between Belgrade and Pula this coming summer season. The carrier will add an extra two weekly flights on the route during the peak travel period in July and August for a total of seven weekly flights. The airline will continue to maintain four…
Aviation News – Latvian airline airBaltic has introduced a new onboard digital platform, ‘Skynet’, aimed at bringing together in-flight services into a single system accessible to passengers during their journey. Launched in March 2026, the platform is available to passengers on their personal devices via the Starlink-powered internet. Travellers can connect to the Wi-Fi network…
Aviation News – Transportation Security Administration officers are working without pay and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are stepping in at airports around the country. What does it all mean for airport safety and travelers? MPR News host Catharine Richert when she talks with a guest who has worked in aviation security for 30…
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…