Day Headlines in Travel News: 2025-12-05

  • RYANAIR ADDS SIXTH AIRCRAFT AT LIVERPOOL FOR S26 (Breaking Travel News 2025-12-05 06:37:19)
    Ryanair, the UK’s No.1 low fares airline, today (Thurs, 4 Dec) announced a sixth based aircraft at Liverpool John Lennon Airport for Summer 2026, representing a US$600m investment from Ryanair in the Northwest. This additional aircraft will deliver +250,000 additional seats (+15% growth), 3 exciting new routes to Marrakesh, Tirana, and Warsaw, and extra flights on 11 popular existing routes to Alicante, Barcelona, Faro, Ibiza, Kaunas, Kraków, Malaga, Malta, Porto, Reus, and Sofia. Ryanair’s record Summer 2026 schedule offers customers in Liverpool and the Northwest even more choice at Europe’s lowest fares whilst also supporting over 2,000 local jobs.
  • easyJet to acquire Adria Tehnika maintenance facility (Breaking Travel News 2025-12-05 06:36:12)
    easyJet, one of Europe’s largest airlines, has agreed to acquire the Adria Tehnika maintenance facility based in Slovenia. The five-bay aircraft maintenance facility in Brnik has undertaken heavy maintenance for the easyJet fleet of aircraft for several years and the airline plans to invest in the facility over the long term
  • Air Canada Unveils Celebratory Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Team Livery (Breaking Travel News 2025-12-05 06:32:55)
    Air Canada recently and proudly unveiled a special livery honouring our Canadian Olympians and Paralympians competing in the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. This bold design on Fin 940, an Airbus A330, features images of Team Air Canada Athlete Ambassadors and embodies the strength, dedication and national pride of Team Canada. The first scheduled flight for this special Team Canada livery is flight AC894 today headed for Milan!As the Official Airline of Team Canada, Air Canada will once again Fly The Flag, transporting more than 750 athletes and delegation members to and from the Games. The airline’s employee-driven Going for Gold program, further supports Team Canada in ensuring a seamless travel experience for Canada’s top athletes.
  • QANTAS COMPLETES A380 FLEET RENEWAL AS FINAL SUPERJUMBO RETURNS TO INTERNATIONAL FLYING (Breaking Travel News 2025-12-05 06:30:19)
    Qantas has welcomed its tenth and final A380 back to Sydney today after nearly six years in storage, marking the largest maintenance check in airline’s 105-year history.The return of the aircraft, named after one of the Qantas founders, ‘Paul McGinness’ will serve as an operational spare during the Christmas period and from 1 January 2026 will boost international capacity by allowing daily A380 flying on the airline’s Sydney – Dallas route.
  • Emirates activates interline partnership with Bahamasair (Breaking Travel News 2025-12-05 06:28:22)
    Emirates has officially activated an interline partnership with Bahamasair to provide connectivity to customers travelling to The Bahamas.The unilateral partnership between both carriers enables Emirates to expand its reach in the Caribbean, allowing its customers to connect on The Bahamas’ national flag carrier from two gateways in Florida to two destinations within The Bahamas - Nassau/Paradise Island and Freeport on Grand Bahama Island.
  • flydubai signs the Buckingham Palace Declaration to join United for Wildlife (Breaking Travel News 2025-12-05 06:25:43)
    flydubai, the Dubai-based carrier, has officially signed the Buckingham Palace Declaration to join United for Wildlife’s global taskforces. Founded by Prince William and The Royal Foundation, the initiative aims to tackle illegal wildlife trade and protect endangered species worldwide by disrupting trafficking routes and strengthening supply chain security.
  • Phuket’s Only Private Oceanfront Event Venue Now Open (Breaking Travel News 2025-12-05 06:23:18)
    With uninterrupted views and sunsets over the Andaman Sea and a sleek design, this contemporary space combines understated elegance with functionality. Nestled on the southern tip of Bangtao Beach, KALIDO provides the perfect backdrop for private events.
  • Velassaru Maldives Unveils Sora a New Overwater Japanese Dining Experience (Breaking Travel News 2025-12-05 06:21:12)
    Velassaru Maldives has officially opened Sora, a new overwater Japanese restaurant designed to enhance the resort’s culinary offering with a dedicated teppanyaki counter, robata grill and sushi and sashimi bar. Suspended above the lagoon and built with clean, minimalist lines, Sora takes its name from the Japanese word for “sky” and offers diners uninterrupted ocean views from both the indoor open-plan dining area and the outdoor deck.At the heart of the restaurant’s open-plan design lies the black-marble teppanyaki counter where guests can watch chefs preparing dishes to order. To one side sits a robata grill that adds a smoky depth to the menu, while the opposite counter houses a sushi and sashimi station. The interior design incorporates natural elements such as a thatched roof, rattan-strip ceilings and stone-patterned floors, paired with blonde wood furniture and folding doors that open to let in refreshing sea breezes, views of bright blue skies and colourful Maldivian sunsets.
  • New Report Reveals the Rise of the ‘Social Flex’ Holiday (Breaking Travel News 2025-12-05 06:17:02)
    New global travel data from Polarsteps shows Brits travelling faster, further and more adventurously than ever, and posting more of it publicly than any other major European nation.