Leading low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways has announced the full resumption of operations from its dedicated Terminal 5 (T5) at Kuwait International Airport following the partial resumption of direct flights last week after 57 days of airport closure and conclusion of its service from a temporary base in Saudi Arabia.
Qatar Airways will expand its African network from June 2026, resuming flights to Seychelles and Kigali, launching daily Marrakesh services, and introducing three weekly flights to Port Sudan, enhancing regional connectivity across Africa and the Middle East.
Flyadeal, Saudi Arabia’s fast-growing low-cost airline and part of the Saudia Group, has announced the launch of scheduled services to India with daily flights between Riyadh and Hyderabad beginning July 1, 2026.
Etihad Airways will increase Airbus A380 services to Paris Charles de Gaulle to double-daily from July 1, expanding total flights to three daily and offering enhanced connectivity with A380 and Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
Qatar Airways is expanding its services across international markets, and is resuming flights operations to Helsinki, Finland, and to Tokyo Haneda, Japan from July 15.
Qatar Airways has affirmed its expansion in the Americas with the launch of new flight operations to Caracas, Venezuela, and Bogotá, Colombia, commencing from July 22, 2026.
German Airports Association warned rising kerosene prices and supply shortages could trigger millions of flight cancellations, higher fares, reduced airport capacity, and fewer routes, with up to 20 million passengers potentially affected in 2026.
Royal Jordanian launched direct Amman–Dallas flights from May 10, operating four weekly Boeing Dreamliner services. Dallas becomes the airline’s fifth US destination, joining Washington, Chicago, New York and Detroit, strengthening connectivity between the Middle East and North America.
Saudia will operate eight seasonal summer 2026 routes from June to September, serving Salalah, Antalya, Bodrum, Nice, Athens, Mykonos, El Alamein, and Málaga across the Middle East and Europe.
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will launch a seasonal service to Dhaka, Bangladesh, from June 26, strengthening trade and cargo links across the South Asia corridor, while responding to strong and sustained demand for travel and logistics between the UAE and Bangladesh.
