Maria SantosGeneral
Sydney Opens A$5.6 Billion International Airport to Commercial Passengers
The 24-hour Badgerys Creek hub avoids inner-city curfews and holds an eventual capacity of over 80 million travellers.
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Sarah ChenE-Tailing
Diwali Leisure Hotel Bookings Jump 135% on Cleartrip
Bookings by travellers aged 15 to 24 grew 60% as holidaymakers opted for offbeat domestic and overseas destinations.
Sarah ChenGeneral
IndiGo and Air India Express to Shift Mumbai Flights Starting December 2026
Adani Airport Holdings readies CSMIA Terminal 1 for redevelopment as carriers transfer routes to Navi Mumbai.
Maria SantosGeneral
Airlines and Thai Tourism Authority Discount 99,000 Seats
Total bookings reached 47 per cent within days as carriers pivot capacity inward to offset slower cross-border growth.
Sarah ChenLogistics
UK Court Freezes VietJet Assets up to $251.6 Million over Aircraft Debt
A British High Court judge froze VietJet’s global assets, including aircraft orders and ticket revenue, over unpaid leasing debts to London fund FitzWalter Capital.
Sarah ChenLogistics
GE Aerospace to Double India Supply Chain Spending to $400 Million by 2030
The aerospace giant will expand component sourcing across local industrial partners as Indian airlines prepare to take delivery of over 1,700 aircraft.
Aiko TanakaLogistics
Air India Sets up Cost-Cutting Team After Posting US$2.3 Billion Loss
Chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam has tightened internal spending approvals and sought aircraft delivery deferrals after the carrier posted a US$2.3 billion annual loss.
Aiko TanakaGeneral
Vietjet Launches Maiden Hanoi-Prague Flight on Airbus A330
The service via Kazakhstan marks the Vietnamese budget carrier’s first route outside Asia-Pacific.
Aiko TanakaGeneral
Firefly Halts Subang to Singapore Flights Through October 14 Due to Regional Haze
Six daily round trips between Subang and Seletar Airport remain grounded as air quality indices in Singapore stay in unhealthy territory.
Wei ZhangLogistics
Direct Asia-Pacific Airfares Return to 18% Premium over Middle East Routes
Overall airfares to the West remain elevated above 2025 levels as 11 Middle East hubs operated only 66 per cent of scheduled flights from March to August.
Minjun ParkReal Estate
KLIA Terminal 2 Retail Occupancy Reaches 93% Despite Traffic Dip
Malaysia Airports Holdings reports commercial tenancy at the low-cost terminal rose from 92 percent a year earlier even as eight-month passenger volumes dropped 5 percent.
Wei ZhangLogistics
Malaysia Aviation Group Signs Deal to Buy Airbus Maintenance Unit
The national carrier parent targets completion by 2027 to build out regional engineering services and capture third-party airline maintenance revenue.
Sarah ChenGeneral
Thai Airways Shares Slide 3.3% as Bangkok Floods Disrupt Airport Operations
A backlog of 5,600 bags and flight cancellations at Suvarnabhumi Airport leave the flag carrier racing against a 72-hour recovery window before high season.
Wei ZhangLogistics
FedEx Transports Two Giant Pandas from China to the US
The airline donated the full cost of the Boeing 777 flight to Atlanta, taking its total panda transport count to 23 since 2000.
Sarah ChenGeneral
Suvarnabhumi Airport Adds 122 Automated Gates in Bangkok
Thailand’s primary air hub will expand automated border control to 228 gates as terminal passenger volumes reach 59.6 million.
Aiko TanakaGeneral
Singapore Court Approves $8.92 Million Jetstar Asia Customer Refunds
Parent group Qantas is funding automatic payouts to 194,000 ticket and voucher holders without requiring individual claims.