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Emirates expands China routes as European airlines still stymied by Russian airspace
Emirates is set to add new routes to China in summer 2025, according to unnamed Bloomberg sources. The Dubai-based flag carrier is reportedly launching daily flights from there to Shenzhen, a...
Singapore Airlines goes flat-out on business class beds
Many years ago, Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong told Executive Traveller of his plans to phase out business class recliners and ensure every SQ plane featured lie-flat beds. The idea was that...
Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian: The airlines turning to Apple AirTags to find lost luggage
Integrating AirTag technology into baggage tracing should mean you'll be reunited with your lost luggage faster. An airline losing your luggage is a surefire way to ruin the start of a holiday. You...
Lufthansa Introduces AirPortr Baggage Collection For Flights At Frankfurt Airport
Lufthansa has partnered with technology provider AirPortr to offer passengers a new convenient baggage collection service. Passengers departing from Frankfurt Airport can pay to have their baggage...
Korean Air, Qatar Airways, Air New Zealand, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines and Emirates Battle for Supremacy as Korean Air Takes 2025 Airline Crown
Korean Air, Qatar Airways, Air New Zealand, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, and Emirates compete fiercely, with Korean Air crowned the best airline of 2025. For the first time in years, Qatar...
Emirates to reinstate third daily flight to Rome
Emirates has announced it is reinstating its third daily flight between Dubai and Rome from 1 June 2025. Emirates suspended the Dubai-Rome route in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, before...
Dubai to Abu Dhabi in 30 minutes by high-speed rail
ravellers shuttling between Dubai and Abu Dhabi could swap the long drive for a fast train ride under plans taking shape under state-run Etihad Rail. In fact, there could be two options for riding...
China wants to build its own jumbo jet
Almost ten years after the last Boeing 747 rolled off the production line, China is drawing up plans to build its own next-generation jumbo jet. It’s a bold move to fill a gap in the global airliner...
Turkish Airlines to increase Sydney to daily flights
Less than three months after commencing their inaugural Istanbul-Sydney service, Turkish Airlines is planning to ramp up to daily services from 12 January 2026. The Star Alliance carrier will...