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South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) selected (06-Jan-2026) the following airlines to operate select routes identified as at risk of negative impact on competition following the merger of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines, due to the two airlines representing more than 50% of the market share on those routes:

• Alaska Airlines: Seattle-Seoul Incheon;
• T'way Air: Seoul Incheon-Jakarta and Seoul Gimpo-Jeju;
• Air Premia: Seoul Incheon-Honolulu;
• Eastar Jet: Seoul Gimpo-Jeju;
• JEJU air: Seoul Gimpo-Jeju;
• Parata Air: Seoul Gimpo-Jeju.

As previously reported by CAPA, slots and traffic rights held by Korean Air and Asiana Airlines on six international routes, connecting Seoul Incheon to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Paris and Rome, have already been transferred to alternative airlines. [more - original PR - Korean]

Manchester Airport MD Chris Woodroofe commenced (06-Jan-2026) on the airport's route development plans for 2026, stating: "We have a list... of what we refer to as our biggest unserved destinations - that's the destinations that we don't have direct flights to but have the greatest demand, demonstrated by people from the region travelling to them either on connecting flights or from other airports". Mr Woodroofe added: "Those destinations are always our priority. At the start of last year, the biggest names on that list were Bangkok, Delhi, Mumbai and Islamabad - and we've now launched flights to all of those. This year we'll carry on through the list". Mr Woodroofe concluded: "I'm definitely looking to get to 40 million passengers per year over the next five years and there are several specific routes, like Riyadh and Tokyo[,] that I'd like to add to our departure board over that period too. Equally, North America, South America and Africa are all places where we could expand our footprint". [more - original PR]

STARLUX Airlines received (06-Jan-2026) one A350-1000 (B-58551, MSN 761) on 05-Jan-2026. This is the airline's first A350-1000 and it has a further 17 of the aircraft type on order. [more - original PR]

Portugal's Government suspended (30-Dec-2025) the new European Entry/Exit System (EES) at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport for three months and implemented a 30% increase in the capabilities of the external border electronic and physical equipment at the airport. The Government also expanded human resources working at the airport by "resorting to the National Republican Guard's certified capabilities in border control". The Government stated the decision is in response to "the worsening of the bottlenecks in the arrivals area at Lisbon airport with European passengers travelling from outside the Schengen area". [more - original PR]

KLM cancelled (05-Jan-2026) 300 Amsterdam Schiphol flights on 05-Jan-2026 and 300 Amsterdam Schiphol flights on 06-Jan-2026 due to adverse weather conditions. The winter conditions are expected to continue in the coming days. The carrier also cancelled 187 flights on 03-Jan-2026 and 295 flights on 04-Jan-2026. [more - original PR]

STARLUX Airlines, via its official Facebook account, announced (05-Jan-2026) it took delivery of one A350-1000 (B-58551, MSN 761) on 05-Jan-2026. This is the airline's first A350-1000.