https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/tags/tag/air travel/ Air Travel News en Breaking Travel News Copyright 2026 2026-05-17T00:14:51+00:00 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/global-air-travel-continues-to-rebound-june-2023-sees-31-increase-in-passen/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/global-air-travel-continues-to-rebound-june-2023-sees-31-increase-in-passen/ The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the post-COVID recovery momentum continued in June for passenger markets. Fri, 11 Aug 2023 06:32:27 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/uae-airfares-have-peaked-set-to-stay-at-high-level-till-summer/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/uae-airfares-have-peaked-set-to-stay-at-high-level-till-summer/ Dubai airline chief says it is likely to place an order for new aircraft later this year Tue, 02 May 2023 06:13:13 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/swiss-keeps-focus-on-scheduling-stability-for-summer-2023/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/swiss-keeps-focus-on-scheduling-stability-for-summer-2023/ SWISS will further expand its flight schedules as planned and continue to focus on the stability of its services and operations for next year’s summer timetable period. Tue, 18 Oct 2022 10:45:00 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/delta-enhances-benefits-for-skymiles-medallion-members/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/delta-enhances-benefits-for-skymiles-medallion-members/ As Delta exits an unprecedented summer of demand for travel and navigates an evolving industry landscape, the airline remains committed to ensuring Delta SkyMiles membership and Medallion Status levels provide exclusive, earned opportunities for its most loyal customers Sat, 08 Oct 2022 06:47:16 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/italys-first-vertiport-deployed-at-fiumicino-airport/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/italys-first-vertiport-deployed-at-fiumicino-airport/ Aeroporti di Roma, Volocopter, UrbanV, and Atlantia conducted the first crewed eVTOL public test flight in Italy this morning, while presenting the country’s first advanced air mobility (AAM) testing vertiport and hosting an interactive booking process on Volocopter’s VoloIQ digital platform Fri, 07 Oct 2022 06:34:11 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/klm-and-transavia-to-share-data-on-unruly-passengers/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/klm-and-transavia-to-share-data-on-unruly-passengers/ KLM and Transavia share data on passengers placed on the No Fly List for disruptive behaviour on board or on the ground, since 29 September. Both airlines will ban unruly passengers for five years, regardless of which airline operated the flight in question Wed, 05 Oct 2022 05:45:32 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/royal-brunei-expected-to-restart-london-dubai/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/royal-brunei-expected-to-restart-london-dubai/ Royal Brunei will no longer operate nonstop between London and Bandar Seri Begawan. Effective November 1 Royal Brunei will operate to Bandar via Dubai, as it did until 2018. It is expected to gain fifth-freedom rights between London-Dubai and vice versa as happened before. Sun, 25 Sep 2022 08:34:23 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/aviation-recovery-continues-despite-headwinds/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/aviation-recovery-continues-despite-headwinds/ Against a backdrop of slowing economic growth, the recovery in global air travel continues to support forecasts of a return to 2019 levels of traffic in 2024 at the aggregate level, IATA Chief Economist Marie Owens Thomsen told the World Financial Symposium. Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:57:21 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/etihad-guest-and-utu-partner/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/etihad-guest-and-utu-partner/ Singapore-based travel-tech company utu (utu Pte Ltd) has announced that Etihad Guest, the frequent flyer programme of the UAE’s national airline Etihad Airways, will now allow Etihad Guest members to shop tax-free globally with the utu Tax-Free Card. Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:39:43 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-tax-strangling-economic-growth/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-tax-strangling-economic-growth/ The Chancellor’s decision to push ahead with the double inflation increase in Air Passenger Duty (APD) in the recent budget has been branded as a reckless brake on the economy by the Board of Airline Representatives in the UK (BAR UK). Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:44 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/rising-fuel-prices-dampening-air-travel-says-iata/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/rising-fuel-prices-dampening-air-travel-says-iata/ Rising fuel prices are starting to dampen air travel demand, according to the latest report from IATA, but business travel is maintaining a strong recovery. Economy travel slowed from 4.9% year over year growth in January to 3.3% in February. Premium travel was more robust, slowing from 8.1% to 7.7% over the same periods. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:47:37 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-travel-has-lost-its-glamour/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-travel-has-lost-its-glamour/ In the age of grotty airports and budget airlines it seems there’s not much room left for glamour. Sat, 09 Apr 2011 07:00:18 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/over-half-of-canadian-air-travellers-have-never-received-an-upgrade/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/over-half-of-canadian-air-travellers-have-never-received-an-upgrade/ Of the 1000 Canadian travellers polled, 52.8% said that they have never actually received an upgrade. 37.3% lucky travellers reported a bump up to first class, 6.1% considered roomier seats the best upgrade they have ever received and 3.8% cited free drinks. Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:10:36 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/long-haul-destinations-fight-back/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/long-haul-destinations-fight-back/ A catalogue of woes may have hit the long haul holiday market this year but destinations are fighting back hard to overcome the negatives, according to its latest review of the sector by Hayes & Jarvis Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:55:07 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-traffic-improving-after-worst-year-on-record/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-traffic-improving-after-worst-year-on-record/ The European Regions Airline Association (ERA), which represents 65 intra-European airlines, has recorded a decrease in passenger demand of 4.2% for 2009.  Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:44:35 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/tim-jeans-and-peter-patterson-join-debate-on-air-travel/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/tim-jeans-and-peter-patterson-join-debate-on-air-travel/ Tim Jeans, managing director of Monarch Airlines and Peter Patterson, head of transport & energy of the Institute of Directors, are the final speakers to join CIMTIG’s Air Travel: Expand or Consolidate debate on 28 September 2009. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:28:03 +0000