Air India and Riyadh Air signed a codeshare MoU in June 2026 to link Delhi, Mumbai, and Riyadh, targeting India's 2.5 million residents in Saudi...
Arkia Israeli Airlines Launches Vilnius Flights, Corridor Triples
Arkia Israeli Airlines launched direct Tel Aviv-Vilnius flights on May 21, three times weekly until October 4, as Lithuania-Israel passenger traffic tripled to over 70,000...
Riyadh Air 787-9s Land in Riyadh; Commercial Flights Begin July 1
Two new Riyadh Air Boeing 787-9s arrived in Riyadh on June 5, opening public commercial flights from Riyadh to London Heathrow starting July 1.
Arkia Breaks El Al’s Tokyo Monopoly With Cheaper Flights
Arkia starts twice-weekly Tel Aviv to Tokyo flights on October 25, ending El Al's nonstop monopoly with economy fares from $750 and round trips near...
Saudi Arabia Opens Umrah Visas for 1448 AH Season Through 2027
Saudi Arabia opened Umrah visa applications for the 1448 AH season on May 31, 2026, and international pilgrims can now apply and begin arriving in...
Egypt in Summer Is the Smart Traveler’s Secret Season
Egypt in summer carries a bad reputation it does not fully deserve. Yes, Luxor can touch 45°C (113°F) in July, and a midday walk through...
Egypt Bets Up to $4.5 Billion on Airport Modernization
Egypt is putting up to $4.5 billion of state and partner money into a single new terminal at Cairo International Airport, the heart of an...
EgyptAir Starts Return Airlift for 35,000 Hajj Pilgrims
EgyptAir began flying Hajj pilgrims home from Saudi Arabia this week, opening a return airlift that runs through June 15 and will carry roughly 35,000...
Egypt Air Lagos Passengers Block Cairo Flight Over Missing Luggage
About 219 passengers who landed in Lagos on May 19 without their checked bags spent Tuesday blocking the Egypt Air check-in counter at Murtala Muhammed...
Eid Sellout Exposes Egypt’s 110,000-Room Hospitality Ceiling
Cairo's Nile-view hotels filled before the Eid Al-Adha holiday weekend opened, and Red Sea resort managers are now telling industry associations they expect to clear...
Saudi Arabia Hajj Vehicle Ban Turns Roads Into Permit Gates
Saudi Arabia's Hajj vehicle ban is now in force at the holy sites, barring unauthorized cars from Mina, Muzdalifah and Arafat through Dhu Al-Hijjah 13,...
Saudi Visa-Free Eid Trips Come With a Timing Trap
Saudi visa-free Eid travel looks unusually open this year: Eid al-Adha begins in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, May 27, and Saudi passport holders can still...
Dutch Air Passenger Drop Exposes Schiphol’s Twin Shock
Dutch air passenger traffic fell in the first quarter for the first comparable quarterly drop since the pandemic, with 16.2 million passengers using the Netherlands’...
Egypt Eid Al Adha 2026: Six-Day Holiday Confirmed for All Workers
Egypt has matched its government holiday schedule to the private sector for Eid Al Adha, giving workers across all formal employment categories a confirmed six-day...
Israel’s A380 Gambit Targets EL AL’s 88% Stranglehold on JFK
Israel's Ministry of Transportation has asked Emirates to put an Airbus A380 on the Tel Aviv to New York corridor with no Dubai connection required,...
Riyadh Air Opens Heathrow Seats as PIF’s Hub Bet Hits the Market
Riyadh Air opened public ticket sales for its London Heathrow route on Tuesday through the carrier's app, website, and approved trade partners, putting the first...