Author: Helen William

Condor (DE) flight DE1809 from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Frankfurt Airport (FRA) narrowly missed the airport’s strict overnight curfew on September 11, forcing the Airbus A320 to abandon its landing and divert to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN).

A German-registered business jet mistakenly landed at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Saturday, September 12, after apparently approaching the wrong airport.

Istanbul Airport (IST) is scheduled to inaugurate its fourth main runway on September 18, adding capacity and greater flexibility to its runway system.

NATO fighters scrambled after a suspected drone alert closed Vilnius Airport (VNO), but radar later identified a flock of birds.

British Airways has historically used an internal Corporate Individual Value, or CIV, score to rank customers beyond their published loyalty status. Reported score bands range from low values for Blue members to much higher values for Gold Guest List and Premier customers.

Turkish Airlines has permanently removed 11 destinations from its future schedule, while Aqaba and Havana are delayed to March 2027 and five Iranian destinations remain tentatively scheduled for return.

KLM (KL) is facing a passenger compensation dispute after confirming a Flying Blue award booking on a Delta Air Lines (DL) flight from Athens International Airport (ATH) to New York JFK, while failing to issue the actual ticket.

Emirates (EK) will be allowed to operate direct flights between Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), ending a long-running restriction on its access to the German capital.

Wizz Air (W6) will return to Dubai and Abu Dhabi from October 25, 2026, restoring direct links between the United Arab Emirates and several European cities for the 2026–27 winter season.

The Russian Transport Ministry has proposed that Vietnamese carriers consider wet-leasing aircraft to Russian airlines.