The Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID), the trade group representing over 600 airports across 44 countries and territories, today released its Travel Retail Study in the Post-Pandemic Era, revealing a fundamental shift in airport retail dynamics. The study points out that younger travelers are now driving spend, while passenger behaviour, rather than sheer traffic volumes, has become the defining factor of airport travel retail performance.
Jetstar Japan (IATA code: GK) will launch a new flight operation on the Narita-Hong Kong route on February 13, 2026!
Travellers will soon have non-stop flights between Auckland and Bangkok, with Thai Airways planning to relaunch direct daily services in the second half of 2026.
Thai Vietjet Air (IATA code: VZ) will launch a new Narita-Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) daily non stop flight service on February 2,2026. The flight is planned to be operated by the new generation Boeing737 MAX8, allowing travelers to experience acomfortable air journey on the latest state-of-the-art air craft at an affordable price.
Perth Airport has welcomed the announcement that TransNusa will increase its frequency from 17 to 21 flights per week between Perth and Bali, from July.
Kansai Airports is pleased to announce that Thai VietJet (VZ) will commence direct flight operations on the Kansai-Bangkok route on 3 February 2026.
Christchurch, New Zealand – South Island travellers will soon be able to swap winter woollies for tropical sunshine, with Solomon Airlines launching a new direct service from Christchurch to Port Vila (Vanuatu) from 1 July 2026.
Parata Air (IATA code: WE) has been operating charter flights on the Narita and Seoul (Incheon) route since November 17, 2025. It will begin operating regular flights on the same route starting from January 19, 2026.
To cater for an anticipated increase in travel demand over the coming LNY holiday, six airlines at Changi Airport will be offering over 600 supplementary flights to as many as 15 Chinese cities. This is more than double the supplementary flights mounted during the same period in 2025.
Japan Airlines will launch a direct flight between Narita and Delhi (India) starting from January 17,2026. This Delhi route will bring the total number ofJ AL routes between Narita to India to two, in addition to the Bengaluru route, which celebrated its fifth anniversary in 2025.
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