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British Airways confirms new lounge for Terminal 5 C Gates at London Heathrow Airport

British Airways said it unveiled a new lounge design concept, opening new lounges at Miami and Dubai as part of its GBP7 billion transformation programme. 1 It also opened a refur ...
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British Airways unveils new cabins for retrofitted A380s

British Airways unveiled (05-Oct-2026) new First, Club World (business), World Traveller Plus (premium economy) and World Traveller (economy) cabins for its retrofitted A380 aircr ...
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Singapore Airlines to close SilverKris Lounge at Taiwan Taoyuan Airport from Nov-2026

Singapore Airlines , via its official website, confirmed (05-Oct-2026) plans to close its SilverKris Lounge in Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport from 01-Nov-2026 due to redevel ...
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Riyadh Air to commence Riyadh-Jakarta service in Nov-2026

Riyadh Air built up a Boeing 787-9 network from mid-2026, including three times weekly Kuala Lumpur from 30-Jul-2026 as its first Southeast Asia destination, developed with Saudi ...
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Fiji Airways to add more than 125,000 seats across key markets in 2027

Fiji Airways announced (02-Oct-2026) plans to add more than 125,000 seats across key markets in 2027, in response to "strong demand for travel to Fiji". The expansion will be deli ...
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STARLUX Airlines signs interline agreements with Smartwings and Finnair

STARLUX Airlines broadened its partnership footprint with a codeshare with American Airlines from 30-Sep-2026, covering STARLUX’s Taiwan Taoyuan-US links and onward access to 20 ...
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VietJet moving towards hybrid business model and long haul routes: Vice chair

VietJet Air vice chairwoman, VP of finance and group CFO Ho Ngoc Yen Phuong, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Asia, stated (02-Oct-2026) the next step in the airline's d ...
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Perth Airport 'absolutely going after international growth': Chief commercial and aviation officer

Perth Airport chief commercial and aviation officer Kate Holsgrove, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Asia, highlighted (02-Oct-2026) Perth's proximity to Asia and said P ...
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Southeast Asia 'very important' for Hokkaido Airports: Aviation business development director

Hokkaido Airports director aviation business development Keikou Venske, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Asia, stated (02-Oct-2026) Hokkaido Airports is focused on the S ...
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Avelo embarks on a critical new phase now that its startup period is complete

US carrier Avelo has reached what are arguably important milestones during the last year-marking its fifth anniversary, gaining a capital infusion and placing a landmark order for 50 Embraer E-195-E2s ...
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Japan arrivals 'booming' but airports can be constrained: JAL VP

Japan Airlines VP and advisor to managing executive officer of sales and marketing Kentaro Dobashi, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Asia, stated (02-Oct-2026) "Japan is ...
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Cambodia Airways: ATR fleet 'perfect' for domestic network

Cambodia Airways chairman and CEO Edison Duan, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Asia, stated (02-Oct-2026) Cambodia is a relatively small market but a major tourist dest ...