As the nation looks ahead to America's 250th anniversary in 2026, new and expanded air service into Tri-Cities Airport (TRI) and McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is making it easier than ever for travelers to explore the places, people, and stories that shaped America in the Tennessee River Valley.

easyJet is launching its popular, free Twilight Bag Drop service at Birmingham Airport. Available from 5th January, the service provides customers on early morning flights with the option to drop their bags off the evening before free of charge, saving time for their journey through the airport on their day of travel by skipping bag drop and heading straight to security.

Southwest Airlines announced today a partnership with Turkish Airlines is scheduled to begin in early 2026 to offer travelers around the globe one-ticket, transatlantic journeys between the United States and Istanbul unlocking onward connections across both carriers’ networks. Turkish Airlines flies to more than 350 destinations in 132 countries from its global hub, Istanbul Airport, including ten airports in the United States served by Southwest. International travelers will be able to seamlessly connect through those shared gateway airports on tickets that will become available next year through Turkish Airlines, travel agents, and travel websites.

American Airlines continues its support of customers affected by the FAA-mandated airspace closure in the Eastern Caribbean with more flights, more seats and limited-time interisland flying. The airline has added nearly 2,000 more seats — a total of nearly 7,000 seats with 43 extra flights — to boost capacity and expand access for customers who need to travel between the Eastern Caribbean and U.S.

IndiGo, India’s preferred airline, concludes 2025 as a landmark year in its journey towards becoming a truly global carrier. The year saw accelerated network expansion, the launch of long-haul service, consistent passenger growth, international recognition and important operational learnings for IndiGo. The airline aims to focus on building on the momentum and continuing its growth path as it enters the new year. Guided by IndiGo’s customer promises of on-time performance, courteous and hassle-free service, affordable fares, unparalleled network, and unwavering commitment to safety, the airline expects to close the calendar year 2025 by welcoming over 123mn customers, an addition of over 10mn compared to 113 million customers in calendar year 2024, reinforcing its position in the Top 10 global airlines.

Aeromexico maintained a 90.02% on-time performance to claim the world's most on-time global airline title for the second consecutive year, according to Cirium's 2025 On-Time Performance Review released today. The Mexican carrier becomes only the second airline to achieve consecutive global wins since Cirium launched the program in 2009, operating 188,859 flights across 23 countries while maintaining industry-leading schedule reliability.