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UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) reported (28-Aug-2025) UK airports handled a record 81 million passengers between Apr-2025 and Jun-2025, an increase of 3% year-on-year. CAA reported 75% of services operated on time during the period, an increase of 8%. UK airports recorded 141 million passengers in 1H2025. Additional findings for 2Q2025 include:

• Cargo tonnage grew 6% to 700,000 tons;
• Top destinations for international cargo included Dubai, New York, Doha and Leipzig, with "especially high year-on-year growth of cargo tonnage" to Asian markets. Delhi increased 61% and Mumbai increased 41%;
• Airports across the north of England recorded "especially high growth in terminal passengers", with nearly 750,000 additional passengers passing through Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Leeds Bradford airports. [more - original PR]

Virgin Australia reaffirmed (29-Aug-2025) the outlook for FY2026 provided in the prospectus for its initial public offering. Highlights include:

• Demand for air travel to grow broadly in line with GDP growth;
• Fleet and ASK growth are expected to align with demand growth, including the addition of 12 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft and four new Embraer E190-E2 aircraft scheduled for delivery by Jun-2026. The carrier noted that the majority of the new aircraft will be used to replace existing aircraft;
• Ongoing impact of the transformation programme to support RASK growth, which is expected to reach 3% to 5% in H1FY2026 compared with H1FY2025;
• Fuel costs managed through the hedging programme, which is in place against adverse movements in fuel prices until Dec-2025;
• Growth in labour and staff related unit costs compared to FY2025 expected to be modestly above inflation;
• Airport and maintenance costs expected to grow at above inflation.

Virgin Australia Group's underlying EBIT is expected to continue to improve, delivering a gross benefit of approximately AUD400 million (USD261.2 million) in FY2026. The company also projected domestic capacity increases of 5% year-on-year in Q1FY2026, 3% in Q2FY2026 and 4% for H1FY2026. [more - original PR]

Capital A CEO Tony Fernandes stated (28-Aug-2025) "My goal for the next six months - get all our aircraft back, grow Philippines and Indonesia, and return the share of AirAsia on MOVE to 60%, which will grow ancillary revenue". Mr Fernandes said: "We are currently working on a rated bond and securing local debt to restructure our COVID-era financing, which has dragged our profits". [more - original PR]

Ryanair announced (26-Aug-2025) a landmark partnership agreement with Booking Holdings, which includes global travel brands Booking.com, KAYAK, Priceline and Agoda. The partnership enables customers using Booking Holdings' brands to access Ryanair flights across its network of 235+ destinations with full price transparency. The partnership also provides customers with access to their myRyanair account without needing to complete customer verification. [more - original PR]

Condor Flugdienst expanded (26-Aug-2025) its partnership with JetBlue Airways, enabling TrueBlue members to earn and redeem points on flights operated by Condor. Condor provides nonstop services from Frankfurt to New York, Boston, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas, Portland and Anchorage. As previously reported by CAPA, Condor selected Terminal 6 at New York John F Kennedy International Airport for its future operations from 2026. [more - original PR] [more - original PR - II]

Jet2.com expanded (26-Aug-2025) its family-friendly offer, allowing children under the age of two to travel for free. The policy applies to all new bookings made from 22-Aug-2025 and is applicable to children under the age of two at the time of travel. The policy already applies to families travelling with Jet2holidays. In addition, Jet2.com introduced a change to its child and infant equipment allowance, meaning that no excess baggage will be charged for child or infant equipment being checked into the hold. This policy is effective immediately. [more - original PR]