South Korean travel to Southeast Asia takes a hit amid Cambodia trafficking crisis
October departures from South Korea to Southeast Asia dropped 7.25 percent overall, with Cambodia down 15.4 percent.
Aviation
China’s C919 jet to make Middle East debut at Dubai Airshow
Two single-aisle C919 planes and one C909 business jet will be on display during the event, according to Shanghai-based Commercial Aircraft Corp of China, the developer of the…
Up in the air: The Kathmandu Post
An economy so dependent on remittances and tourism also cannot afford to keep compromising on the safety of air travellers.
26 years after IC814 hijack, Nepal’s airport security still weak: Report
Committee says Kathmandu airport is dogged by poor coordination and outdated systems.
Passengers flying out of Singapore from Oct 2026 to pay extra $1 to $41.60 in green jet fuel levy
The levy aims to achieve Singapore's target of sustainable aviation fuel constituting 1% of jet fuel by 2026, with plans to increase to 3-5% by 2030, funded by fees collected.
Nepali sky remains unsafe as air travel reforms stall, report warns
The country is listed among the “most dangerous countries for air travel” in international safety assessments, according to a high-level government committee report that cites…
Four years after cutting down 105 hectares of forest, Nepal’s Sagarmatha Airport lies abandoned
Even four years after cutting down 105 hectares of forest, Sagarmatha Airport in Udayapur lies abandoned. It has become cattle grazing ground.
India resumes direct flights to Chinese mainland after 5 years
The resumption was kick-started from the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, the capital city of India's eastern state of West Bengal, with a flight to…
Turkish expert team arrives to probe Dhaka airport fire
An eight-member team meets the civil aviation adviser to discuss the investigation.
Chinese airlines oppose ban on their flights over Russian airspace to and from US
Last week, the US proposed the ban through an order claiming that Chinese carriers gain an unfair cost advantage over their US counterparts on such flights, as US airlines are…