Lufthansa expands its European fleet with 20 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft, supporting long-term capacity growth and fleet modernisation through 2035.
Germany has lifted the airport transit visa requirement for Indian nationals, making airside connections through German airports easier.
Lufthansa plans to resume Dubai flights from October 2026, restoring vital Europe-Middle East connectivity with up to 36 weekly services.
SIMZY has launched new Europe eSIM plans designed to provide tourists, business visitors and remote workers with immediate mobile connectivity across popular destinations, including Spain. The fully digital service allows travellers to arrange mobile data before departure and connect after landing. It removes the need to find a physical SIM card shop, wait at an
American Airlines will launch new nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Porto, Vienna and Reykjavik for summer 2027, expanding its European network.
Germany leads Romania’s foreign tourist arrivals in 2026 as Bucharest airports handle a record 8.46 million passengers in the first half of the year.
European travellers increasingly depend on smartphones to navigate airports, railway stations, historic neighbourhoods and unfamiliar road networks. However, simply installing Google Maps before departure is not enough. Preparing Google Maps properly before a European trip can reduce dependence on mobile data, make navigation easier when connectivity disappears and help travellers organise important locations before reaching
UK travellers heading overseas are being urged to check mobile roaming arrangements before departure as smartphones can generate unexpected costs through data usage, foreign network connections and background activity. The warning is particularly relevant for travellers visiting Europe. Since the UK left the European Union, surcharge-free roaming across EU and European Economic Area destinations is
European aviation has reached a significant post-pandemic turning point after passenger traffic across the continent’s airport network declined by 0.7% year-on-year in April 2026. The marginal contraction marked the first annual decline since Europe’s air transport recovery began in April 2021, interrupting years of largely uninterrupted passenger growth following the pandemic. The shift was driven
WestJet is expanding its European reach for summer 2026, strengthening direct air links between Canada and destinations including Edinburgh, Dublin, Reykjavík, Lisbon, Madrid, Copenhagen, Paris, Barcelona and London. The airline’s growing network places Calgary, Halifax, Toronto, St. John’s, Edmonton and Winnipeg at the centre of a more decentralised transatlantic travel system. Instead of relying entirely
Travellers across Portugal and several European countries are facing growing heat-related risks as exceptionally high temperatures place pressure on public health systems, transport networks, tourism businesses and essential infrastructure. Portugal remains among the countries most exposed to the latest episode, with official forecasts showing very high temperatures across inland and southern areas. Parts of neighbouring
Europe’s new biometric Entry/Exit System is reshaping airport arrivals across the continent, with non-EU travellers facing longer border checks, new fingerprint requirements, facial image capture, and growing pressure at passport control during peak holiday periods. The system, known as the EES, replaces traditional passport stamping with digital records for short-stay non-EU nationals entering and leaving
