Air India has announced a significant expansion of services to three high-demand Southeast Asian destinations—Bali, Kuala Lumpur, and Manila—in response to strong winter travel trends. These enhancements provide more flexibility for leisure and business travelers alike and reflect the airline’s broader strategy to strengthen international connectivity through its Delhi hub.
Lufthansa has announced a significant adjustment to its domestic network, confirming plans to cancel approximately 100 flights per week across Germany in response to increasing operational expenses and government-imposed taxes. The reduction, which affects multiple domestic routes, is expected to continue through the summer 2026 season as part of the airline’s broader cost-management and restructuring strategy.
airBaltic has reported a record-breaking performance for the first nine months of 2025, carrying 3.9 million passengers across its network — the highest number in the airline’s history for the January–September period. This represents a 1.6% increase compared to the same period in 2024, reflecting the airline’s continued operational strength and strategic growth across Europe and beyond.
Namangan Airport, Uzbekistan’s third-largest air gateway, is undergoing a major transformation with the construction of new passenger and cargo terminals set to open in 2026. The announcement was made by the press service of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev after his inspection of the construction works, underscoring the government’s focus on expanding national aviation infrastructure.
Turkish Airlines has released its August 2025 traffic results, highlighting strong growth across both passenger and cargo operations. The airline carried over 9 million passengers during the month, representing a 12.8% year-on-year increase, while the passenger load factor rose to 86.2%, up from 85.2% in August 2024.
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low-cost carrier, has announced a significant reduction in its operations across Spain, confirming that it will remove 1 million seats from its Spanish network during the 2025 winter season. This latest adjustment comes on top of a summer 2025 reduction of 800,000 seats and the suspension of 12 routes earlier this year, marking a further contraction of…
airBaltic has released its traffic and operational figures for July 2025, showing both a modest dip in monthly performance and record-breaking results for the first seven months of the year. In July, the airline transported 539,300 passengers, representing a 4% decrease compared to the same period in 2024. The carrier also reported 4,455 flights, down by 0.7% year-on-year. Despite this, the load…
Etihad Airways released its July 2025 traffic statistics, reporting the transportation of 2.0 million passengers, a 19% increase compared to July 2024, when it carried 1.7 million passengers. The load factor improved to 90%, up from 89% the previous year.
Samarkand International Airport (SKD) experienced a 9.4% year-on-year growth in passenger traffic during the first half of 2025, handling a total of 708,000 passengers, according to Air Marakanda, the airport’s operator. This growth underscores the airport’s strengthening position as a key gateway for tourism and international connectivity in Uzbekistan.
Viva (Mexico) has reported a strong performance for March 2025, with total passengers carried reaching 2.4 million, a 12.2% increase year-over-year. This growth reflects the airline’s sustained capacity expansion and solid demand across its domestic and regional route network, even as its load factor (LF) recorded a marginal decline of 0.6 percentage points to 85.9%.
