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Wizz Air announced (23-Dec-2025) plans to base a 15th aircraft at Tirana Rinas Airport during peak summer 2026 and expand its network from the airport as follows:

• New destinations:
  • Tallinn: Three times weekly from 22-Jun-2026;
  • Palma de Mallorca: Twice weekly from 23-Jun-2026;
  • Alghero: Twice weekly from 24-Jun-2026;
  • Radom: Twice weekly from 25-Jun-2026;
• Increased frequency:
  • Milan Malpensa: From 21 to 23 times weekly;
  • Stockholm: From four to five times weekly;
  • Malmo: From three to four times weekly;
  • Turin: From 11 to 12 times weekly;
  • Trieste: From twice to three times weekly;
  • Athens: From seven to nine times weekly. [more - original PR]

Navi Mumbai International Airport commenced (26-Dec-2025) operations on 25-Dec-2025. As previously reported by CAPA, the airport will operate between 08:00 and 20:00 from 25-Dec-2025 to 31-Jan-2026, handling 23 scheduled daily departures and up to 10 aircraft movements per hour. During this period, the airport will be served by IndiGo, Akasa Air and Air India Express, operating services to 16 domestic destinations. From 01-Feb-2026, the airport will expand to round the clock operations and commence handling 34 scheduled daily departures. [more - original PR]

Uzbekistan Airways announced (26-Dec-2025) Uzbekistan plans to increase the number of aircraft in the country's fleet to 120 by 2026. A new subsidy system will also be introduced to stimulate domestic traffic, and a Civil Aviation University will be established to train pilots for new aircraft, aircraft maintenance technicians, and qualified specialists in airport service and management. [more - original PR - Russian]

AerCap delivered (23-Dec-2025) one A321neo to Thai Airways. This marks the airline's first A321neo and the first of 10 A321neos AerCap is scheduled to deliver to Thai Airways under a lease agreement. The remaining nine A321neos will be delivered by the end of 2028. [more - original PR]

OAG reported (22-Dec-2025) the top domestic routes by seat numbers for 2025, as follows:

1. Jeju-Seoul Gimpo: Capacity increased 1% year-on-year but remains 17% behind the 2019 level;
2. Sapporo Chitose-Tokyo Haneda;
3. Fukuoka-Tokyo Haneda;
4. Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City;
5. Jeddah-Riyadh: Recorded the largest growth among the top 10 at 13%;
6. Melbourne-Sydney;
7. Tokyo Haneda-Okinawa;
8. Mumbai-Delhi;
9. Beijing Capital-Shanghai Hongqiao;
10. Shanghai Hongqiao-Shenzhen: Capacity increased 5%, and ranking increased from 11th in 2024.

OAG chief analyst John Grant commented: "For Asia Pacific to be home to nine out of the ten largest routes in the world, all of which are domestic, is a remarkable indication of how these routes have recovered in recent times and their significance to the airlines operating those sectors". [more - original PR]

Cathay Pacific Group appointed (23-Dec-2025) Guy Bradley as chair, effective 13-May-2026. Mr Bradley will replace Patrick Healy in the role. [more - original PR]