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Fraport CEO Stefan Schulte warned (23-Jun-2026) of the continued operational and passenger impacts of the Schengen Entry Exit System (EES). Mr Schulte said: "Passengers are queueing for hours at peak traffic times and I just do not know how we will be able to cope in the coming weeks with the expected increase in traffic. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Brunner and Home Affairs Ministers must stop pretending the situation is manageable and that the EES is working just fine. It is not". Mr Schulte said airports need full flexibility for border control authorities to suspend the EES whenever needed. [more - original PR]

Zurich Airport announced (22-Jun-2026) plans to increase the liquid limit for passengers beginning their journey in Zurich and screened in the Security Control Building from 26-Jun-2026. This follows the installation of computed tomography scanning equipment at the airport, enabling 3D analysis of carry-on baggage. Liquids and electronic devices will be allowed to remain in passengers' baggage at all screening lanes in the facility. [more - original PR]

easyJet rejected (22-Jun-2026) a third bid by Castlelake to acquire its share capital at GBP6.25 on 20-Jun-2026, following bids of GBP5.60 and GBP6 per share. The LCC's board said that under the "unsolicited, indicative and conditional proposal", the bidding vehicle would be 49% owned by Castlelake and 51% owned by EU nationals - including former easyJet COO Peter Bellew and former Arajet and flyadeal CEO Mark Breen - as well as potentially other undisclosed investors. easyJet stated: "The board of easyJet carefully considered the third proposal with its advisers and concluded that it is highly opportunistic, delivered against the backdrop of easyJet's temporarily depressed share price and still fundamentally undervalues easyJet and its prospects". It added: "The premium, multiple and future share price analyses presented by Castlelake are based primarily on Middle East conflict-affected share prices, short-term earnings and analyst reports. They fail to reflect easyJet's medium-term prospects, its strong balance sheet and capital structure and still less provide an adequate control premium thereto". It concluded: "Accordingly, the board believes that the third proposal represents an opportunistic attempt to acquire easyJet 'on the cheap' and that it is therefore not in the best interests of easyJet shareholders". [more - Aviation Week]

Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines entered (22-Jun-2026) a joint business partnership to introduce joint fare products for services between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. The partnership was formalised in Jan-2026 following regulatory approvals. The joint fare products build on the airlines' existing codeshare partnership, enabling both carriers to provide customers with enhanced fare options between the two capital cities. The carriers also plan to introduce additional customer benefits including reciprocal lounge access, coordinated flight schedules and joint corporate travel arrangements. The carriers currently codeshare on services in Malaysia, Singapore, Europe and South Africa. [more - original PR] [more - Aviation Week]

Virgin Australia launched (22-Jun-2026) three times weekly Canberra-Bali service with Boeing 737-800 equipment, the carrier's first international service from Canberra. The service will add more than 40,000 seats to Bali p/a and complements existing services from Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Gold Coast, which collectively provide more than 500,000 annual seats to the island. Virgin chief marketing and customer operations officer Libby Minogue stated: "We've already seen a strong response from customers, which reinforces the demand for direct international services from Canberra. This route not only gives Canberrans and surrounding regional communities a more convenient way to travel overseas, it will also help drive inbound visitation and economic activity for the ACT by making it easier for international visitors to experience everything Canberra has to offer". Canberra Airport CEO Stephen Byron added: "Direct international services are incredibly important for the Canberra region and this new Bali service is a wonderful milestone for our community... It's also especially meaningful as the first international service from Canberra by an Australian airline, Virgin Australia's first international route from Canberra and a proud reflection of our 23 year relationship with Virgin Australia. This is just the beginning of even more international growth opportunities for Canberra in the years ahead". [more - original PR]

Türkiye's Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, via its official Twitter account, announced (20-Jun-2026) the signing of a MoU between Türkiye and New Zealand for the development of air services. Designated carriers are granted the opportunity to utilise fifth freedom rights at two intermediate points to be determined in the future. Carriers from each country maintain the right to operate 14 times weekly.