“Air Briefs” is a quick overview of the latest information from airports and airlines, their new services and equipment, as well as line openings and closures. In short, these little things or small details regularly make the news in the aviation world without being revolutionary.

France and Europe

Irish authorities restricted smugglingDublin Airport With 32 million passengers per year, and the growing traffic demand of the platform, the question now arises as to what to do when this limit seems to have been reached. Some companies have suddenly decided to eliminate lines departing from Dublin, either because “change is not now” or because the limit will remain the same for the foreseeable future. Ryanair Many were closed, including between the Irish capital and Carcassonne. against Aer Lingus Dublin-Nashville (USA) to open in 2025.

Company Ryanair It wants to end “paper” boarding passes by 2025 to save money by going completely digital. Instead, passengers must present their transport ticket on their smartphone.
This does not prevent it Ryanair In the eyes of the European Union, which has just launched an investigation into a low-cost company that wants to impose facial recognition on customers.

Still in the “low cost and issues” category, Vueling And Wizz Air The National Federation of Transport User Associations is criticizing the fact that a mediation system to resolve disputes has not been made available to passengers despite being mandatory in France for years.

Of the new intra-European developments that are coming up or have just started, we'll be keeping an eye on Copenhagen-Budapest. SASA Toulouse-Bastia by Air CorsicaAnd an Orly-Belgrade (Serbia) was proposed Transavia. The same national company of Serbia, Air SerbiaLaunched bi-weekly service to Guangzhou, China; Both countries are very close…

America & Pacific

This does not bode well for the US company Spirit Airlines You can immediately choose to file for bankruptcy under the protection of Chapter 11 of the US Code. Just because a Chapter 11 works primarily to protect itself from its creditors until things return to normal doesn't mean it will disappear.

Trinidad and Tobago Company, Caribbean AirlinesFrom December Fort-de-France will be served directly from its island, and Pointe-à-Pitre from Trinidad and Barbados.

Company Qatar Airways Australian Virgin will offer 28 additional flights to Australia from its Doha base as it invests heavily in Australia's capital.

Asia & Middle East

Always more Passenger and freight transport Among the world's airports with monthly growth, as of this summer, close to double digits. Thanks to the strong recovery in both these sectors in the Asian continent.

We told you a long time ago about Air France wanting to “democratize” free Wi-Fi on all its routes and in all classes, but that's not all it's doing. So Japan Airlines The same will be done for all domestic and international flights.

New features related to the Asia-Pacific region include offering daily flights between Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Da Nang (Vietnam) Malaysia Airlines.

For the Middle East, it is Oman Air A route with four flights a week between Muscat (the Sultanate's capital) and Rome was announced this winter. A novelty for this company, but “not much” in comparison. Etihad AirwaysThe Abu Dhabi-based airline plans to open several dozen new destinations from its hub, with the addition of new aircraft to its fleet now approaching 100 aircraft.

Africa

After some time, the connection between Lagos and Dubai in Nigeria will resume with a daily flight offering Emirates.

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