Korean budget airlines cut 900 flights over oil prices
Sun, 10 May 2026
Jeju Air, Jin Air and other Korean budget airlines cut 900 round-trip flights and introduced emergency measures as Middle East tensions pushed jet fuel prices sharply higher, with further flight reductions expected in coming months.
UK allows airlines to merge flights to cut fuel use
Mon, 04 May 2026
Britain introduced temporary measures allowing airlines to combine passengers onto fewer flights to cut jet fuel use, as concerns grow over potential shortages driven by supply disruptions and geopolitical tensions affecting Middle East supplies.
Saudi GACA logs 2,033 airline complaints in March 2026
Wed, 29 Apr 2026
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) released its March 2026 classification index for airlines and airports based on passenger complaints, reporting a total of 2,033 complaints filed against airlines during the month.
Dubai 'restricts foreign airlines to one daily flight', says report
Fri, 10 Apr 2026
Dubai has restricted foreign airlines to just one daily flight to its airports until May 31 due to the Iran crisis, a Reuters report said citing a Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) letter.
British Airways to reduce services on Middle East routes
Thu, 09 Apr 2026
British Airways said it will reduce services across key Middle East routes when operations resume, citing continued uncertainty over regional airspace. Flights to Dubai, Doha and Tel Aviv will be cut to one daily service from July 1, while Riyadh frequencies will fall from two daily flights to one from mid-May. Jeddah is being dropped from the network altogether.
Air travel costs increase as jet fuel prices double
Wed, 18 Mar 2026
Global airlines are raising ticket prices, cutting some services and reviewing schedules as soaring jet fuel costs linked to the Middle East conflict squeeze margins, while widespread flight disruptions continue to hit passenger traffic and tourism demand worldwide.
UAE airports serve 1.4m passengers from March 1 to 12, airline ops reach 44.6%
Sat, 14 Mar 2026
More than 1.4 million passengers used UAE airports between March 1–12, according to the UAE GCAA. National carriers are restoring operations, reaching 44.6% of overall activity compared with operational levels before the current regional tensions.
Gulf airlines spearhead global passenger growth in January
Mon, 02 Mar 2026
Global airlines reported a 5.9% rise in international revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) in January over last year, with Middle Eastern carriers outpacing most regions with a 83.2% load factor despite a broader slowdown in growth at the start of the year, according to a report by IATA.
Gulf airspace closures trigger global travel disruption
Sun, 01 Mar 2026
Aviation across the Gulf and beyond descended into turmoil after US and Israeli strikes on Iran triggered retaliatory missile and drone attacks across the region, forcing several Gulf states to shut or restrict their airspace and suspend commercial flights.
Middle East carriers' passenger demand soar 9.6% in November
Fri, 09 Jan 2026
Middle Eastern airlines’ passenger demand rose 9.6% year-on-year in November 2025, with capacity up 9.2% and a load factor of 81.4% (+0.3 ppt). Globally, passenger demand grew 5.7% versus November 2024, per IATA data.
US airlines cancel over 1,000 flights amid big winter storm chaos
Sat, 27 Dec 2025
Airlines have cancelled more than 1,000 US flights during the peak Christmas travel period on Friday, with severe winter storm warnings and heavy snow forecast across parts of the Midwest and northeast, said media reports. A total of 3,974 flights were delayed across the country.
Global airlines scramble to fix Airbus A320 software glitch; flights affected
Sat, 29 Nov 2025
Global airlines scrambled to fix a newly identified software glitch flagged by Airbus in its A320 family of aircraft, and although many carriers rushed to apply the update overnight, the issue still triggered widespread disruption to flight operations around the world.
Supply chain challenges could cost airlines over $11bn in 2025: IATA
Tue, 14 Oct 2025
Aerospace supply chain challenges are delaying aircraft production, leading airlines to extend older fleets. The global backlog exceeded 17,000 aircraft in 2024, costing the industry over $11 billion in 2025 due to slow production, according to International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Oliver Wyman joint study.