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.
Bahrain's national airline Gulf Air has announced the resumption of limited flight operations to and from Bahrain International Airport, to major destinations including Dubai, Jeddah, Riyadh, London Heathrow, Nairobi, Delhi, Mumbai and Kochi. Also the flag-carrier will continue its operations from Dammam uninterrupted.
Kuwait Airways has announced the resumption of its scheduled flights to Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Kochi in India via King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, in Saudi Arabia.
Kuwait Airways has announced that it will continue operating its scheduled flights despite the current circumstances, and resume its operations to Manila, Philippines commencing 8 April 2026.
