#aviation-route-expansion

#aviation-route-expansion

South Korea has launched a nationwide energy-saving campaign, enforcing an odd-even vehicle restriction system for public-sector cars based on licence plate numbers. Authorities urge voluntary compliance from private vehicle owners.

Air France's departure from Orly airport concludes an 80-year relationship, driven by declining passenger demand and a shift towards train travel, particularly post-Covid.

Due to the airspace closure in Bahrain, Gulf Air's scheduled services to and from Bahrain International Airport remain temporarily suspended. The airline currently operates temporary commercial flights to and from Bahrain via King Fahad International Airport in Dammam.

"What we are seeing is not just delays - it's systemic volatility. Flight schedules are becoming fluid, and that has a direct impact on the entire travel chain."

Airspace across several parts of the Middle East continues to be restricted after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, prompting retaliatory attacks and widespread aviation disruption. Gulf states, including the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, introduced temporary airspace restrictions, while Iran, Israel and Iraq imposed closures or operational limits.

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is Germany's busiest air travel hub and one of Europe's most important gateways, handling the bulk of the country's intercontinental traffic and serving as a key transfer point for flights across Europe and beyond. Whether you're planning a winter escape to the Arctic, a Mediterranean city break or a longhaul journey outside Europe, Frankfurt's expanding route network offers a growing range of choices.

The longest flight in the world-the 19-hour non-stop from New York's JFK to Singapore's Changi airport-is no easy feat. It was me, myself, and I against 9,537 miles in the air, on my way to the glitzy Lion City for a reporting trip. The flight, operated by Singapore Airlines, is one I'll never forget, and I'd do it again just to eat kaya toast once more.

Heathrow's annual sustainability report summarizing the year 2025 describes climate change as "an existential threat to aviation, to the planet and to us all personally." The report touts a few areas of interest, including adding zero-emission buses to the airport's fleet and reducing overall waste at Heathrow by 3%. The report also points to Heathrow using more sustainable jet fuel, with 3.1% of the flights taking off from the airport making use of such materials.

While most Gulf countries have closed their airspace, Oman's has remained open. Airlines and governments have therefore been using it as a hub to help people get home. Italy and Slovenia organised buses to help their citizens travel from the UAE to Muscat, about a five-hour drive.

According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global average price of jet fuel jumped 58.4% week-on-week to $157.41 a barrel, far above the $88 average the industry had expected for 2026.

OAG's Megahubs 2025 ranking reveals how well an international airport has connected you to the rest of the globe last year, based on a simple but telling comparison: These unique rankings are generated by comparing the number of scheduled connections to and from international flights with the number of destinations served from the airport.

Using land area, this list looks at the largest airports in the world by physical size, ranking them purely on how much ground they occupy. Source and methodology This ranking is based on data compiled by World Atlas, which measures the total land area owned and managed by each airport authority. The figures reflect the overall airport footprint, including runways, terminals, support facilities, and undeveloped land reserved for future expansion. Rankings are ordered by total area, not by passenger traffic or flight volume.

As global air travel settled into a new rhythm in 2025, OAG's latest Busiest Flight Routes in the World report offers a clear picture of where travelers have been flying the most across the year. Based on scheduled seat capacity, the rankings highlight the air corridors that carried the highest volumes of passengers worldwide, and they are overwhelmingly concentrated in one region.

Many of the lowest fares came from regional and secondary airports rather than the country's largest hubs. That's partly because smaller airports operate a little differently, with lower costs, fewer delays, and more low-cost carrier routes. They're also less likely to see the sharp price jumps that hit major hubs as flights fill up, which helps keep fares steadier-even during busy travel periods.

"Stopovers allow people to turn what used to feel like 'dead time' into a destination in its own right," says Whitney Haldeman, founder of the luxury group travel company, Atlas Adventures. "Done well, a stopover can end up being the unexpected highlight of the entire trip." Sometimes, booking an extended layover can even save you money. "I often recommend booking a round-trip transatlantic flight into London," she says.