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Malaysia Aviation Group announced (15-Dec-2025) the following highlights from its long term business plan for 2026 to 2030:

  • Capacity expansion by over 50% at an average annual growth rate of 8.5%;
  • Continued fleet renewal, including investment in 40 A330neos, 43 Boeing 737 MAX 8s and 12 737 MAX 10s, supporting a plan to operate a modern mainline fleet of 116 aircraft by 2035;
  • Develop partnerships to extend its global reach;
  • Develop talent and technical expertise through structured upskilling;
  • Strengthen financial resilience by growing third party businesses beyond the airline business, supported by expanded cargo capabilities, end-to-end inflight catering capability and greater synergies. [more - original PR]
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16-Dec-2025 3:16 PM

Wizz Air reopens Suceava base

Wizz Air reopened (16-Dec-2025) its base at Suceava Ștefan cel Mare Airport, stationing the first of two A321neo aircraft allocated to the base. The carrier also plans to expand its Suceava network to 13 destinations and add 130,000 seats in winter 2025/26 with the launch of services to the following destinations:

  • Milan Bergamo: Four times weekly from 15-Dec-2025;
  • Karlsruhe/Baden Baden: Three times weekly from 15-Dec-2025;
  • Birmingham: Three times weekly from 15-Dec-2025;
  • Bologna: Three times weekly from 16-Dec-2025;
  • Venice: three times weekly from 16-Dec-2025;
  • Brussels South Charleroi: Twice weekly from 16-Dec-2025;
  • Larnaca: Twice weekly from 18-Dec-2025.

The carrier will increase Suceava-Dortmund frequency from three to four times weekly, effective 05-Jan-2026. [more - original PR]

Background ✨

Wizz Air previously suspended multiple Suceava routes, including Milan Bergamo, Bologna, Brussels, Dortmund, Larnaca and Venice, from late Oct-2023, before announcing plans to reopen its Suceava base and restore connectivity with new services and increased frequencies for winter 2025/261 2. The reopening aligns with Wizz Air's broader network expansion across Romania, including new routes from Bucharest, Cluj and other regional bases3.

Brazil Ministry of Ports and Airports (MPor) announced (11-Dec-2025) an investment plan for GRU Airport São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport. The set of works and modernisations, estimated at BRL2.5 billion (USD461.73 million) until 2029, aim to expand operational capacity, strengthen security and prepare the airport for growth in domestic and international demand. The plan includes installing new body scanners and facial recognition readers, 98 X-ray machines and 16 EDS Standard 3 units. It also includes terminal expansions, improvements to aprons and taxiways, and the adoption of new monitoring and emergency response technologies. [more - original PR - Portuguese]

Frontier Group Holdings appointed (15-Dec-2025) president James Dempsey as interim CEO, effective 15-Dec-2025. Former CEO Barry Biffle will remain with the company in an advisory capacity until 31-Dec-2025. Mr Dempsey joined Frontier as CFO in 2014. [more - original PR]

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15-Dec-2025 3:24 PM

Wizz Air reopens Tuzla base

Wizz Air reopened (12-Dec-2025) its base at Tuzla International Airport. The carrier stationed one A321neo at the airport, with plans to add a second aircraft by Mar-2026. The carrier is launching services from Tuzla to the following destinations:

  • Cologne: Three times weekly from 12-Dec-2025;
  • Maastricht: Three times weekly from 12-Dec-2025;
  • Malmo: Twice weekly from 13-Dec-2025, increasing to four times weekly from Apr-2026;
  • Hamburg: Twice weekly from 14-Dec-2025, increasing to three times weekly from Apr-2026;
  • Bratislava: Four times weekly from 29-Mar-2026;
  • Gothenburg: Twice weekly from 29-Mar-2026;
  • Berlin Brandenburg: Three times weekly from 30-Mar-2026;
  • Frankfurt: Three times weekly from 31-Mar-2026;
  • Larnaca: Twice weekly from 31-Mar-2026;
  • Paris Beauvais: Three times weekly from 31-Mar-2026.

As previously reported by CAPA, the airline closed its Tuzla Airport base in Sep-2023, with the suspension of most Tuzla services and relocation of two aircraft. [more - original PR - Bosnian]

Background ✨

Wizz Air received subsidies from Tuzla Canton to support the relaunch of Tuzla services, with EUR615,000 allocated for 2025 and annual funding rising to EUR1 million from 2026, providing EUR6 per arriving passenger on new services. The carrier had closed its Tuzla base in Sep-2023, suspending most services and relocating two aircraft, before announcing the base reopening and new routes for late 2025 and early 20261.

Fraport's supervisory board approved (12-Dec-2025) the company's business plan for FY2026, including the proposal to pay a dividend of EUR1 per share for FY2025. Dividends were not paid for six years due to the coronavirus pandemic and large scale investments. The decision was based on Fraport Group's operational performance, at Frankfurt Airport and across its worldwide subsidiaries, and is supported by a "sustainably positive outlook" for the coming years. The completion of major investments in large expansion projects, particularly in Lima and Frankfurt, and the inauguration of new passenger terminals at both locations will initially lead to a significant decrease in net income in 2026, but free cash flow is returning to positive territory. [more - original PR]

Background ✨

Fraport confirmed that its financial performance in 9M2025 benefited from international capacity expansions, particularly at Antalya and Lima, leading to record free cash flow and a positive outlook for 2025, with Frankfurt Airport forecast to handle approximately 63 million passengers. However, passenger numbers at Frankfurt remained constrained by high regulatory costs in Germany, while international operations contributed significantly to overall results1.

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Air France announced (11-Dec-2025) plans to open a new lounge in Terminal 4 at London Heathrow Airport in spring 2026. The lounge will be reserved for the airline's La Première, Business and Flying Blue Elite Plus customers, as well as eligible travellers flying with KLM and SkyTeam alliance partner airlines. The 750sqm lounge was designed in collaboration with SGK Brandimage and features approximately 150 seats. [more - original PR]

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Air France has recently expanded its premium lounge network, opening new or renovated facilities in key international markets such as Los Angeles, Boston, and Chicago O'Hare, with similar access policies for La Première, Business, and Flying Blue Elite Plus customers, as well as eligible KLM and SkyTeam passengers1 2 3. It also invested in exclusive experiences for La Première passengers at Paris Charles de Gaulle4.

WestJet and SAS entered (10-Dec-2025) a reciprocal codeshare partnership. WestJet passengers will have streamlined access to Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm on a year round basis via WestJet's Calgary-Paris and Calgary-London Heathrow services. WestJet passengers will gain connectivity from cities including Edinburgh, Dublin, Barcelona, Rome and Reykjavik in 2026, and WestJet's code will be placed on SAS' year round Copenhagen-Toronto service. Europe based passengers can access services via Toronto and via SAS gateways in the US, including Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Washington DC, New York JFK and Boston. SAS' code will be placed on WestJet services to more than 10 Canadian destinations, including Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Halifax. The collaboration will expand further in 2026, including codesharing on WestJet's Halifax-Copenhagen service, which will launch in May-2026. A future loyalty partnership is planned for EuroBonus and WestJet Rewards members. [more - original PR - WestJet] [more - original PR - SAS]

Background ✨

WestJet and SAS previously entered an interline agreement in 2024, enabling single-ticket access for WestJet passengers to 29 destinations across Denmark, Sweden and Norway, and allowing connections through SAS' nonstop Toronto-Copenhagen service, with intentions to advance to codeshare in the following months1. WestJet has also expanded its European network through ongoing codeshare partnerships with Air France, KLM, and Virgin Atlantic2 3.

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