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The U.S. rescued an airman missing from one of two warplanes downed in Iran, two U.S. officials said, as President...
Türkiye’s low-cost carrier AJet, a branch of Turkish Airlines, will launch its first-ever direct flights from Ankara to Barcelona and Madrid this October.
The Ankara–Barcelona route begins on 23rd of October and will operate four days of the week.
While the Ankara–Madrid route will begin on 24th of October, operating three days a week.
Direct flight fares will start at $109 from Ankara and €99 ($115) from Spain.
AJet, which flies to 29 destinations in 22 countries from Ankara, is the first airline to connect the Turkish capital directly with the two Spanish cities—both famous for their culture and football heritage.
“With our network stretching from Europe to the Caucasus, North Africa to the Middle East, we connect Ankara to the world,” CEO Kerem Sarp said, adding that the airline continues expanding with a growing fleet.
This comes after its larger national carrier, Turkish Airlines announced an increase in its flight operations to China.
Turkish Airlines will now operate 31 flights weekly to three Chinese major cities; Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai, up from its current 21 flights weekly.
One U.S. crew member has been rescued after two American warplanes were downed over Iran and the Gulf, as the search continues for a missing pilot, while President Donald Trump has given Tehran 48 hours to agree to a deal to end the war.
The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote next week on a Bahraini resolution to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and protect commercial shipping, diplomats said on Friday, amid opposition from China to any authorisation of force.
The U.S. rescued an airman missing from one of two warplanes downed in Iran, two U.S. officials said, as President Donald Trump and Israel stepped up pressure on Iran to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on energy facilities.
The family of the late Virginia Giuffre have urged King Charles III to meet survivors of sexual abuse during his upcoming state visit to the United States.
Senegal has taken steps to curb government spending by banning non-essential foreign travel for ministers, as rising global oil prices place increasing pressure on the country’s finances.
Flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to cancel 23 flights per week across several domestic routes from April because of looming jet fuel shortages, Vietnam's aviation authority said.
The pilot and co-pilot of an Air Canada Express regional jet were killed after it collided with a fire truck while landing at New York's LaGuardia airport late on Sunday, in an incident that closed the airport, authorities and U.S. media said.
The ongoing conflict involving Iran is set to disrupt global travel on a massive scale, with nearly 28 million outbound trips from the Middle East at risk this year, according to Oxford Economics.
The Colosseum in Rome has reopened its southern corridors as a public square following a four-year restoration, giving visitors free access to a long-lost part of the ancient monument. The newly restored area was unveiled on Tuesday (17 March).
The escalating conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran is already hitting the Middle East travel and tourism sector hard, with the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) estimating losses of at least $600 million per day in international visitor spending.
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