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Lufthansa Group and Portugal's Government signed (03-Nov-2026) the contract for Lufthansa to acquire an initial 44.9% minority stake in TAP Air Portugal for EUR1.025 billion. The stake could expand up to 49.9% via employee share acquisitions, potentially raising the total purchase price to EUR1.2 billion. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr stated: "Our networks complement each other perfectly and, in addition to Portugal, open up new growth prospects for us, particularly in South America and Brazil". He added: "Together with TAP's employees, we want to continue the airline's success story, preserve its Portuguese identity, and develop Lisbon into the Lufthansa Group's hub". [more - original PR - German]

Hahnair added (03-Nov-2026) Sun PhuQuoc Airways to its partner network, making the airline's flights available for ticketing under its 9G code in the Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre, Infinity and TravelSky GDS environments. Travel agents can now book Sun PhuQuoc Airways via standard reservation processes and issue tickets on the insolvency safe HR-169 document. [more - original PR]

Regina Airport Authority partnered (03-Nov-2026) with Flippit to launch a service enabling passengers to mail non-permitted personal items to themselves for a flat rate instead of surrendering them at the security screening checkpoint at Regina International Airport. The airport became the first in Canada to offer the service on 06-Oct-2026. Flippit operates at 11 airports in the US. [more - original PR]

British Airways (BA) and Viva announced (03-Nov-2026) a codeshare agreement, enabling BA customers to book connecting journeys to and from 13 destinations across Mexico served by Viva when travelling via Mexico City or Cancun to London. The 13 destinations will be bookable under BA's flight code for travel from 28-Mar-2027. The partnership is designed to provide customers from London and Europe with greater access to destinations in Mexico, while customers beginning their journey in Mexico will be able to connect to BA's global network of more than 200 destinations through London. [more - original PR]

Adelaide Airport reported (03-Nov-2026) it handled 777,235 passengers including transits in Sep-2026, an increase of 4% year-on-year. The airport stated international traffic entered "a more stable pattern following recent geopolitical challenges", with domestic traffic increasing "on the back of strong footy finals and school holidays demand". The airport recorded more than 104,000 international passengers during Sep-2026, an increase of 2.6% - with Jetstar Airways service to Bali growing 16.5% and traffic to Kuala Lumpur growing 38.7% due to Malaysia Airlines' frequency and aircraft upgauges. Domestic traffic grew 3.3% to 667,290 passengers, led by "double digit increases to Brisbane and the Gold Coast" and boosted traffic between Melbourne and Sydney for major sporting events. [more - original PR]

Queensland's Government confirmed (03-Nov-2026) plans for a new Route 100 public bus connection between Cairns Airport and the city CBD, effective 23-Nov-2026. The connection is the first at the airport. [more - original PR - Queensland Government] [more - original PR - Cairns Regional Council]