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Cathay Pacific suspends Israel flights – Business Traveller

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Cathay Pacific suspends Israel flights – Business Traveller

On 5 December, Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways said that it would suspend its Hong Kong-Tel Aviv route. For now, the Tel Aviv service has been cancelled through 28 March 2024. Cathay says that rebooking options for affected passengers are very limited. “In view of the uncertainty related to the ongoing situation in Israel, all Cathay Pacific flights to and from Tel Aviv from today up to and including 28th March 2024 will be cancelled. Affected customers who have not received a message from Cathay Pacific are advised to check the current status of their booking via Manage Booking,” the airline said in a media statement. “Our ticket waiver policy is in place to provide choice and flexibility. Customers who are booked to travel on Cathay Pacific flights between Hong Kong and Tel Avi...

Air New Zealand suspends Seoul and Hobart routes – Business Traveller

On 7 November, Auckland-based Star Alliance member Air New Zealand said it now has a clearer understanding of the Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engine maintenance schedule changes and the impact it will have on its passengers and operations. As a result, the airline will suspend its services to Seoul in South Korea, and Hobart in Tasmania, Australia, next year. In July 2023, Pratt & Whitney disclosed a condition affecting the maintenance plan for the Geared Turbofan (GTF) jet engine fleet, with up to 700 engines globally to be impacted over the next three years, with the effect on global aviation felt most keenly in the coming year. “Air New Zealand has 17 A320/321NEO aircraft in its fleet of 108 aircraft, serving Australia, the Pacific Islands and domestic New Zealand. While this...

MY Airline suspends flights – Business Traveller

Kuala Lumpur-based MY Airline today suspended all flights until further notice. The airline says it has come to “this extremely painful decision” because of “significant financial pressures”. MY Airline adds that it is working on a shareholder restructuring and recapitalisation of the airline. The start-up carrier launched in late 2022 only and had thus far built a fleet of eight in-service Airbus A320 aircraft which it was operating on domestic and international routes from the Malaysian capital, including to Bangkok. It had about 10 per cent domestic market share in August. MY Airline was planning to grow to more than 50 aircraft in the coming years and was actively recruiting for new stations in Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. The carrier was competing against Malaysia Airlines...