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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued an ultimatum to local operators over unpaid debts. The agency ordered the airlines to begin repayment of debts over N45.29 billion ($108.8 million) or face suspension. Read More Here: Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority Threatens To Ground Airlines With Outstanding Debt | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap […]

This week, the Great British Pound sank below $1.16 amid the cost of living crisis squeeze. Moreover, the British Chambers of Commerce has shared that it forecasts that the United Kingdom will enter recession before the end of the year, with growth set to be weak into 2024. While this news usually means spending cutbacks,

Lufthansa has made this announcement: The strike announced by the pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) for Friday 2 September in the period from 00:01 to 23:59 hrs. (Central European Summer Time; GMT +2 hrs) is having a massive impact on flight operations today – in the middle of the main return travel period at the end

Korean Air on September 1, 2022 restored the Seoul (Incheon) – Rome (Fiumicino) route. The route was suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. South Korea has now effectively eliminated all of the travel restrictions due to COVID-19. The flight was operated with a Boeing 777-200 ER. Ceremonies were held at gate E23 by

Fifteen years have passed since Emirates began Dubai to Newcastle. At the time, the route was one of six to the UK, alongside London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester, and Glasgow. (For context, it was another five years until Dublin, in neighboring Ireland, was served.) Since 2007, Emirates has carried 2.5 million passengers to/from Newcastle.

The operations of German flag carrier Lufthansa are being heavily impacted by strike action by its pilots today. The move has led to hundreds of flight cancelations this morning, with more disruption likely to follow as the day progresses. While some flights are operating, very few are airborne compared to an average Friday. Read More

Data intelligence and analytics firm Cirium released its 2021 Airline Passenger Rankings yesterday. The headline rankings show US airlines filling the top four slots for passenger traffic and North America becoming the largest region for traffic in 2021. The rankings are based on Cirium's traffic returns from more than 600 airlines. Read More Here: Asia-Pacific

Delta Air Lines has signed an agreement with hydrogen and biogenic-based fuel developer DG Fuels for up to 385 million unblended gallons of a new low-emissions sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Deliveries are expected to begin at the end of 2027. Read More Here: Delta Air Lines To Buy 385 Million Gallons Of SAF From DG

JetSMART has announced the opening of a new route to Brazil: Rio de Janeiro (GIG) from Santiago de Chile (SCL) and Buenos Aires (EZE). The Chilean airline is also reopening the flights from SCL to Foz de Iguaçú that were halted in 2020 because of COVID-19 pandemic. The flights between SCL and GIG will be

A SpiceJet flight was forced to return to Delhi shortly after departure due to an issue with the aircraft’s autopilot. The incident took place on Thursday morning on one of the airline’s Boeing 737-700 aircraft. Read More Here: Autopilot Issue Forces SpiceJet Boeing 737 Diversion | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap Airline Tickets