Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation closed the Kuwait Flight Information Region to overflights on July 18, following missile and drone attacks linked to renewed Iranian strikes on the country.
Average business airfares across the Middle East and North Africa climbed from $389 in January to $567 in June, a swing of nearly 46 percent inside two quarters, according to
The default framing in global distribution conversations treats emerging markets as a single lagging category, somewhere behind North America and Europe on a shared timeline, waiting to catch up. That
Egypt has spent the first half of 2026 accumulating distribution news the way few North African markets have. A flag carrier deployment that leapfrogged the region on NDC sophistication. A
There is no single “Africa is behind” or “MENA is ahead” story. Both regions contain markets moving at radically different speeds. There are multiple regional stories, and the closer you
Riyadh Air has secured approval from the US Department of Transportation to operate flights to and from the United States. The DOT granted the exemption authority on June 16, covering
Saudi Arabia is not a travel market that announces itself quietly. The Kingdom has nearly 100 percent internet connectivity, a population where more than 60 percent are under the age
The Middle East and North Africa are not moving toward airline retailing at the same pace. While Gulf carriers are embedding NDC and Offer-Order architecture into their commercial strategies, many
In late February 2026, thousands of passengers were stranded across Gulf hubs as airspace closures spread rapidly across the Middle East. Flights disappeared from departure boards, aircraft diverted onto unfamiliar
Royal Jordanian Airlines has activated its NDC content on Travelport+, making its fares, ancillaries, and product information available to travel agencies across all its markets worldwide. The go-live fulfils commitments
