Airline Profits to Halve in 2026 as Fuel Costs Surge, IATA Warns
Airline profits will halve to $23bn in 2026 as jet fuel jumps nearly 70%, IATA warned at its annual meeting...
June 8, 2026Section
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Travel News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Melia Pulls Brands From 15 Cuba Hotels Under US Sanctions Threat
Melia will stop managing and branding 15 Cuba hotels before a June 5 US sanctions deadline, joining a broad foreign...
June 3, 2026
Argentina Low-Cost Flybondi Grounds 85% of Fleet Amid Deep Crisis
Flybondi is flying just two of its 13 planes as maintenance backlogs and unpaid leases ground 85% of the fleet,...
June 3, 2026
JetBlue Plans Caracas Flights as US Airlines Rush Back to Venezuela
A year that began with US commercial flights to Venezuela frozen is ending with American carriers competing to reopen the...
June 3, 2026
JetSMART Pauses Asunción–Rio Flights for Winter as GOL Adds a Fourth Weekly Service
JetSMART, the ultra low-cost airline owned by the Arizona-based private-equity firm Indigo Partners, has announced a temporary suspension
June 1, 2026
Dominican Republic and Haiti Resume Commercial Flights After Two-Year Gap
Haiti's foreign ministry announced the resumption of commercial passenger and cargo air operations with the Dominican Republic from May 30
June 1, 2026
Rio Gets New Direct Flights to New York and Europe
GOL, one of Brazil's largest airlines, is making its first move into long-haul flying. The carrier plans to anchor that...
May 28, 2026
Machu Picchu Risks Losing Its Status as a World Wonder
The private group New 7 Wonders issued the alert on Monday. It said persistent risks and infrastructure problems at the...
May 27, 2026
Colombia’s Avianca Adds More Summer Flights to Europe
Avianca, Colombias largest airline, will boost summer flights to Europe, doubling Barcelona-Bogota service, as regional air traffic rose early in...
May 26, 2026