Thai AirAsia has suspended all scheduled domestic flights from July 13 to July 31 in response to the COVID-19 situation in Thailand as well as "in support of the containment efforts by the government", the LCC joint venture said. Read More »

Korean Air (KAL) is expected to spend 2.4 trillion won (US$2.1 billion) to complete its proposed merger with Asiana Airlines, The Korea Herald has reported, citing information from South Korean politician, Park Sang-hyuk. Read More »

Air New Zealand (Air NZ) will operate nine repatriation flights from Sydney – seven to Auckland and two to Christchurch – between July 13 and July 23 – following fresh outbreaks of COVID-19 in Sydney. Read More »

Australian trade minister, Dan Tehan, has told local media year-end 2021 would be the earliest date for the operation of an air travel bubble between Australia and Singapore. Read More »

Helsinki-headquartered Finnair is to serve Bangkok and Phuket from a new base in Sweden’s Stockholm. Read More »

Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the parent company of Malaysia Airlines, has launched a digital platform focused on travel and lifestyle. Read More »

Etihad Airways Cargo will partner with CargoAir to support its digital platform with the provision of new API accessibility for freight forwarders.