In January 2027, British Airways is launching brand-new flights from London Heathrow Airport straight to Melbourne - aka the city that crowned best on the planet right now. BA's new route starts on January 9 2027, so there's still plenty of time to save up.
motorists and anyone using for-hire vehicle services should plan ahead for delays or reroutes due to detours or closures of parts of the airport roadway network until Thursday. It strongly advised customers to use mass transit, such as the Long Island Rail Road, to reach Kennedy Airport during these dates.
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.
Air travel has never been more accessible, yet the experience of moving through airports often feels more strained than it used to. Passenger numbers continue to climb, terminals are busier than ever, and delays have become a familiar part of modern travel. At the same time, expectations around efficiency and ease have only sharpened, making friction harder to ignore. This tension raises a simple question: Where does stress in air travel actually come from?
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.
If you don't know your way around, look for Guest Services. Airport customer service agents are trained to help direct you to quieter areas or sensory tools like bags and lanyards. Outside of the city limits, the Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, LI, and the Westchester County Airport, in West Harrison, are part of the Sunflower program. Bring your own comfort items from home. Noise-canceling headphones or familiar sensory toys can make even busy terminals feel more manageable.
As we look ahead, one of the air-travel trends worth watching has to do with airport lounges - and, more specifically, who can and can't access them. Later this year, American Express is updating its policies to make it a little harder for some travelers to access its Centurion Lounges. That's in keeping with broader trends in the industry, which makes it all the more interesting to see an airline going in the opposite direction.
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.
In this week's air travel news, United Airlines will reportedly deploy its "most luxurious widebody" jet on two major intercontinental routes out of its San Francisco International hub this year; after years of relying on Airbus for its twin-aisle fleet, Delta is coming back to Boeing with its latest widebody aircraft order; United rolls out preordering of in-flight meals for economy class passengers on some routes; two discount airlines with California routes announce plans to merge;
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.