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Turkish Airlines strengthens its ties with Italy
The company connects Italy to the world from 9 destinations: Bologna, Catania, Genoa, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Rome, Turin and Venice. With 150 weekly flights in 2024, it carried over 2 million passengers
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Emirates and flydubai support digital payments in Dubai
Two Memoranda of Understanding signed with Dubai Finance to support the "Dubai Cashless Strategy" and encourage the adoption of digital payments for tourists visiting Dubai, providing for a digitization of more than 90% for all transactions by 2026
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flydubai doubles flights from Milan Bergamo Airport
From 16 December 2025 to 4 May 2026 a new daily night flight from Bergamo to Dubai from where, with excellent connections, you can reach other destinations in the world
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Ryanair's schedule at Milan Bergamo Airport for the winter
22 aircraft based and increased frequencies on 30 existing routes such as Agadir, Athens, Amman, Edinburgh, Trapani, Warsaw and the restoration of the flight to Pescara
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Ryanair: the new winter schedule at Milan Malpensa airport
9 based aircraft and 40 routes, including 5 new destinations: Bratislava, Gothenburg, Pescara, Plovdiv and Warsaw
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Turkish Airlines expands its fleet
Turkey's flag carrier has signed an agreement with Boeing to add 75 wide-body Boeing 787-9 and 787-10 aircraft to its fleet between 2029 and 2034, bringing it to 800 aircraft
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Transavia invests in Italian destinations
For summer 2026, the airline confirms flights from Amsterdam, Eindhoven and Rotterdam to Sicily and Sardinia, adding the new Amsterdam-Alghero route
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Ryanair suspends flights to Tel Aviv
The Irish company will not resume winter operations: stop to 22 routes, after the failure to reach an agreement with Ben Gurion airport on the 2026 summer slots and the continuity of Terminal 1
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Air Arabia welcomes its first Airbus A320neo
The aircraft enters service with its first commercial flight between Sharjah and Bangkok, inaugurating deliveries of the order of 120 A320 aircraft with Airbus
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Air Cairo's news for the summer
For the upcoming summer 2026 season, a network of 33 weekly flights from different Italian airports, to iconic destinations in Egypt, including Hurghada, Cairo, Luxor and Sharm el Sheikh
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Emirates introduces new rules on in-flight power banks
They can be taken on board, under specific conditions, but cannot be used in the cabin, either to charge devices, or to recharge independently via the aircraft's power source
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Turkish Airlines and Gulf Air sign Memorandum of Understanding
The national flag carrier of Turkey and the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain will explore opportunities to expand their networks with strategic routes, relying on direct flights between Turkey and Bahrain
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Only digital boarding passes to fly with Ryanair
The airline moves the launch date from Wednesday 12 November, instead of Monday 3 November. Passengers will need to use the digital boarding pass generated in the 'myRyanair' app during check-in in order to board their flight
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Lufthansa unveils FOX, the new frontier of long-haul flight
On the centenary of its foundation, the German company introduces the "Future Onboard Experience": a project that redefines comfort, personalization and hospitality in all travel classes
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Autumn menu on board ITA Airways Business Class
An authentically Italian experience begins already on board with the new dishes signed by the starred chef Giancarlo Morelli, founder of the Pomiroeu restaurant in Seregno, Brianza
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American Airlines and Champagne Bollinger Partnership
The U.S. airline elevates the premium experience on the ground and in the air with the debut of the Champagne Bollinger Special Cuvée in lounges and on international connections
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Ryanair strengthens its presence in Calabria
Direct connections from Calabria to 35 destinations, including 8 new winter routes from Lamezia to Bratislava, Wroclaw, Bucharest, Krakow, Madrid, Memmingen, Trieste and from Crotone to Düsseldorf
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Marchesi Frescobaldi wines on board Neos flights
On the flights of the Alpitour World company, two prestigious Tuscan labels elevate the on-board experience, combining the art of hospitality with the great Italian wine tradition
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Swiss launches new safety video
An exciting and timeless film replaces traditional animation: on-board instructions told by real people among the iconic landscapes of Switzerland, premiering on the new Airbus A350
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Volotea: record-breaking summer for performance and quality
Between June and August, the carrier of small and medium-sized European cities exceeded 4 million passengers, with a load factor of 94%, growing punctuality and a sharply increasing Net Promoter Score also in Italy
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Etihad reconfirmed five-star airline by APEX for 2026
The UAE's national carrier once again earns the prestigious global rating, based solely on passenger judgment, and consolidates its reputation for excellence in the flight experience
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Two awards for Emirates at the 2026 APEX Awards
The Dubai-based airline wins the "Best Global Entertainment" award for the ICE system and the "World Class" award for the sixth consecutive year, confirming the excellence of the travel experience
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Ryanair returns to fly from Bergamo to Pescara
From 26 October, flights will be operated every Monday, Friday and Sunday. During the Christmas period, attendance will be enhanced, with additional departures also on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 1 January 2026
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flydubai expands connections with Kenya
From 15 October 2025 flights to Nairobi and daily service to Mombasa: more connectivity between Dubai and East Africa
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Turkish Airlines launches new flights to Port Sudan
Connection from Istanbul to Sudan's largest port city on the Red Sea coast. Two weekly frequencies until 29 September and then three flights a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
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Air Arabia boosts flights between Sharjah and Phuket
Starting December 15, 2025, the airline will operate three daily flights between the two cities, enhancing non-stop air connectivity between the UAE and Thailand
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Lufthansa's "Fashion Challenge"
For the international Fashion Weeks, four creators from Italy, the United Kingdom, France and Spain traveling through the fashion capitals (New York, Madrid, London, Milan, Paris) talk about fashion as an expression of visions, stories and...
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Ryanair confirms the Forlì-Palermo route for the winter
The flight between Emilia-Romagna and Sicily will be operated by the low-cost airline with 5 weekly frequencies for the next season
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From Bari direct flights to exotic destinations
New collaboration between Aeroporti di Puglia and Neos that flies from Karol Wojtyla airport to, Maldives, Mexico, Kenya, Dominican Republic and Zanzibar
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Italy to Perth with Emirates
The airline connects Bologna, Milan Malpensa, Rome Fiumicino and Venice to its international hub in Dubai with 49 weekly flights, offering convenient connections to Perth and major cities in Western Australia
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Free Wi-Fi available on board Air France flights
Starlink service completely free of charge in all travel classes and accessible by logging into your Flying Blue account
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Wizz Air's growth plan at Rome Fiumicino
New hires and increased frequencies for Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Ibiza, Malaga, Mykonos, London, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Santorini and Valencia
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American Airlines inaugurates direct flight to Bahamas
From 14 February 2026, three weekly connections open fast access to the island of Bimini, the heart of the Caribbean archipelago, with premium services and easy connections from the United States and Canada