Skip to content

Countries visited: 135

Press & Media

Destinations
Hotels & Villas
Adventures
Sustainability
Travel Resources

Destinations
Hotels & Villas
Adventures
Sustainability
Travel Resources

Destinations
Antarctica
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Belize
Botswana
Chile
Costa Rica
Croatia
Czech Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Greece
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kenya
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Namibia
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Singapore
Spain
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
The Netherlands
Timor Leste
Turkey
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
Hotels & Villas
Adventures
Concerts and Festivals
Cruises
Cruise Reviews
Cruise News
Diving
Gastronomy
Flights
Flight Reviews
Flight News
Tours and Activities
Wellness
Safaris
Sustainability
Travel Resources

Search

Search

Destinations
Hotels & Villas
Adventures
Sustainability
Travel Resources

Destinations
Hotels & Villas
Adventures
Sustainability
Travel Resources

Home » Flight News

◆ ◆ ◆

Flight News

Airline news for luxury travelers — new business and first class cabins, route launches, lounge openings, and loyalty program changes worth knowing about. I have flown to 135 countries since 2018, so I follow airline announcements with a frequent flyer’s eye: what genuinely improves the premium experience, and what is just press-release polish. Expect coverage of new premium products, notable route news, and the airlines raising (or lowering) the bar up front. Represent an airline or want a product reviewed in the air? See how I review or work with me.

Turkish Airlines Crystal Business Class cabin with rows of white and bronze suites facing forward, with cabin crew in red uniforms and a chef standing behind the seats

Turkish Airlines’ Crystal Business Class Is Finally Due on the A350: a Door, a 23-Inch Seat and Direct Aisle Access, More Than Two Years After Farnborough — but Nothing Has Flown Yet

Qatar Airways Boeing 777 in flight above Sydney Harbour, with the Opera House, city skyline and Harbour Bridge at sunset (promotional image for the Western Sydney service)

Qatar Airways Puts a Door on Its Narrowbody: 16 Lie-Flat A321LR Suites in a 1-1 Layout for Flights of Up to Eight Hours, First Jet Due in December — Just Don’t Call It Qsuite

Rendering of the Delta One Suite cabin on Delta’s Airbus A350-1000, looking forward over rows of enclosed suites and screens

Heathrow Is Moving Delta to Terminal 4, Away From Virgin Atlantic: Ed Bastian Calls It “Short-Sighted” and Vows to Fight, as Virgin Reportedly Ends Upper Class Lounge Guests

Qatar Airways cabin crew holding Qatari and Colombian flags between Inaugural Flight to Caracas and Inaugural Flight to Bogotá banners, each showing a Qatar Airways aircraft, on a red carpet at a Doha airport gate

Qatar Airways Opens the First Middle East Nonstops to Bogotá and Caracas: a Twice-Weekly 777-200LR Triangle From Doha, With LATAM Connections Across Colombia

Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner VH-ZNJ in its red and white centenary 100 livery with the Longreach nose badge, towed out of a hangar at night

Qantas Will Fly Sydney to Cape Town Non-Stop for the First Time: QF89 Launches 19 October 2027 on the 787 Dreamliner, Three Times a Week Through the Cape Summer

Rendering of the new Alaska Airlines Seattle lounge with a fireplace, leather banquettes, a live-edge wood counter and floor-to-ceiling windows

Alaska Airlines Is Building Its First International Lounge: a 41,000 sq ft Seattle Space With a Separate 200-Seat Aurora Lounge From Late 2027, Plus a Hawaiian Premium Lounge in Honolulu for 2028

KrisWorld in-flight entertainment screen in Singapore Airlines' new Business Class, showing the Singapore Airlines welcome screen above the seat storage

Singapore Airlines Adds Starlink, a Changi Concierge for Suites and First, and Restaurant-Style Dining in Its First Class Lounges, but Gives No Start Dates

Singapore Airlines' new Business Class window seat in gray leather with a yellow accent stripe, cushion and side console next to the cabin windows

Singapore Airlines New Business Class Finally Gets Doors: Companion Beds on the 777-9 and 41 Retrofitted A350s From the Second Half of 2027, but the Seat Is 2 Inches Wider on the Boeing

Singapore Airlines' new First Class suite by the window, with a plush armchair-style seat, embroidered cushion, headphones and a louvered sliding door

Singapore Airlines Puts First Class on the A350-900ULR for the First Time: Four to Six Seats per Aircraft, Sliding Doors and a Center Double Bed on the 777-9 and ULR From the Second Half of 2027

Page1 Page2 Page3 … Page5

Turkish Airlines Crystal Business Class cabin with rows of white and bronze suites facing forward, with cabin crew in red uniforms and a chef standing behind the seats

Turkish Airlines’ Crystal Business Class Is Finally Due on the A350: a Door, a 23-Inch Seat and Direct Aisle Access, More Than Two Years After Farnborough — but Nothing Has Flown Yet

Qatar Airways Boeing 777 in flight above Sydney Harbour, with the Opera House, city skyline and Harbour Bridge at sunset (promotional image for the Western Sydney service)

Qatar Airways Puts a Door on Its Narrowbody: 16 Lie-Flat A321LR Suites in a 1-1 Layout for Flights of Up to Eight Hours, First Jet Due in December — Just Don’t Call It Qsuite

Rendering of the Delta One Suite cabin on Delta’s Airbus A350-1000, looking forward over rows of enclosed suites and screens

Heathrow Is Moving Delta to Terminal 4, Away From Virgin Atlantic: Ed Bastian Calls It “Short-Sighted” and Vows to Fight, as Virgin Reportedly Ends Upper Class Lounge Guests

Qatar Airways cabin crew holding Qatari and Colombian flags between Inaugural Flight to Caracas and Inaugural Flight to Bogotá banners, each showing a Qatar Airways aircraft, on a red carpet at a Doha airport gate

Qatar Airways Opens the First Middle East Nonstops to Bogotá and Caracas: a Twice-Weekly 777-200LR Triangle From Doha, With LATAM Connections Across Colombia

Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner VH-ZNJ in its red and white centenary 100 livery with the Longreach nose badge, towed out of a hangar at night

Qantas Will Fly Sydney to Cape Town Non-Stop for the First Time: QF89 Launches 19 October 2027 on the 787 Dreamliner, Three Times a Week Through the Cape Summer

Rendering of the new Alaska Airlines Seattle lounge with a fireplace, leather banquettes, a live-edge wood counter and floor-to-ceiling windows

Alaska Airlines Is Building Its First International Lounge: a 41,000 sq ft Seattle Space With a Separate 200-Seat Aurora Lounge From Late 2027, Plus a Hawaiian Premium Lounge in Honolulu for 2028

KrisWorld in-flight entertainment screen in Singapore Airlines' new Business Class, showing the Singapore Airlines welcome screen above the seat storage

Singapore Airlines Adds Starlink, a Changi Concierge for Suites and First, and Restaurant-Style Dining in Its First Class Lounges, but Gives No Start Dates

Singapore Airlines' new Business Class window seat in gray leather with a yellow accent stripe, cushion and side console next to the cabin windows

Singapore Airlines New Business Class Finally Gets Doors: Companion Beds on the 777-9 and 41 Retrofitted A350s From the Second Half of 2027, but the Seat Is 2 Inches Wider on the Boeing

Singapore Airlines' new First Class suite by the window, with a plush armchair-style seat, embroidered cushion, headphones and a louvered sliding door

Singapore Airlines Puts First Class on the A350-900ULR for the First Time: Four to Six Seats per Aircraft, Sliding Doors and a Center Double Bed on the 777-9 and ULR From the Second Half of 2027

Page1 Page2 Page3 … Page5

Turkish Airlines Crystal Business Class cabin with rows of white and bronze suites facing forward, with cabin crew in red uniforms and a chef standing behind the seats

Turkish Airlines’ Crystal Business Class Is Finally Due on the A350: a Door, a 23-Inch Seat and Direct Aisle Access, More Than Two Years After Farnborough — but Nothing Has Flown Yet

No Comments

Qatar Airways Boeing 777 in flight above Sydney Harbour, with the Opera House, city skyline and Harbour Bridge at sunset (promotional image for the Western Sydney service)

Qatar Airways Puts a Door on Its Narrowbody: 16 Lie-Flat A321LR Suites in a 1-1 Layout for Flights of Up to Eight Hours, First Jet Due in December — Just Don’t Call It Qsuite

No Comments

Rendering of the Delta One Suite cabin on Delta’s Airbus A350-1000, looking forward over rows of enclosed suites and screens

Heathrow Is Moving Delta to Terminal 4, Away From Virgin Atlantic: Ed Bastian Calls It “Short-Sighted” and Vows to Fight, as Virgin Reportedly Ends Upper Class Lounge Guests

No Comments

Qatar Airways cabin crew holding Qatari and Colombian flags between Inaugural Flight to Caracas and Inaugural Flight to Bogotá banners, each showing a Qatar Airways aircraft, on a red carpet at a Doha airport gate

Qatar Airways Opens the First Middle East Nonstops to Bogotá and Caracas: a Twice-Weekly 777-200LR Triangle From Doha, With LATAM Connections Across Colombia

No Comments

Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner VH-ZNJ in its red and white centenary 100 livery with the Longreach nose badge, towed out of a hangar at night

Qantas Will Fly Sydney to Cape Town Non-Stop for the First Time: QF89 Launches 19 October 2027 on the 787 Dreamliner, Three Times a Week Through the Cape Summer

No Comments

Rendering of the new Alaska Airlines Seattle lounge with a fireplace, leather banquettes, a live-edge wood counter and floor-to-ceiling windows

Alaska Airlines Is Building Its First International Lounge: a 41,000 sq ft Seattle Space With a Separate 200-Seat Aurora Lounge From Late 2027, Plus a Hawaiian Premium Lounge in Honolulu for 2028

No Comments

KrisWorld in-flight entertainment screen in Singapore Airlines' new Business Class, showing the Singapore Airlines welcome screen above the seat storage

Singapore Airlines Adds Starlink, a Changi Concierge for Suites and First, and Restaurant-Style Dining in Its First Class Lounges, but Gives No Start Dates

No Comments

Singapore Airlines' new Business Class window seat in gray leather with a yellow accent stripe, cushion and side console next to the cabin windows

Singapore Airlines New Business Class Finally Gets Doors: Companion Beds on the 777-9 and 41 Retrofitted A350s From the Second Half of 2027, but the Seat Is 2 Inches Wider on the Boeing

No Comments

Singapore Airlines' new First Class suite by the window, with a plush armchair-style seat, embroidered cushion, headphones and a louvered sliding door

Singapore Airlines Puts First Class on the A350-900ULR for the First Time: Four to Six Seats per Aircraft, Sliding Doors and a Center Double Bed on the 777-9 and ULR From the Second Half of 2027

No Comments

Page1 Page2 Page3 … Page5

Turkish Airlines Crystal Business Class cabin with rows of white and bronze suites facing forward, with cabin crew in red uniforms and a chef standing behind the seats

Turkish Airlines’ Crystal Business Class Is Finally Due on the A350: a Door, a 23-Inch Seat and Direct Aisle Access, More Than Two Years After Farnborough — but Nothing Has Flown Yet

In July 2024, in a two-story chalet at the Farnborough International Airshow, Turkish Airlines unveiled a business class seat with something none of its seats

Qatar Airways Boeing 777 in flight above Sydney Harbour, with the Opera House, city skyline and Harbour Bridge at sunset (promotional image for the Western Sydney service)

Qatar Airways Puts a Door on Its Narrowbody: 16 Lie-Flat A321LR Suites in a 1-1 Layout for Flights of Up to Eight Hours, First Jet Due in December — Just Don’t Call It Qsuite

Rendering of the Delta One Suite cabin on Delta’s Airbus A350-1000, looking forward over rows of enclosed suites and screens

Heathrow Is Moving Delta to Terminal 4, Away From Virgin Atlantic: Ed Bastian Calls It “Short-Sighted” and Vows to Fight, as Virgin Reportedly Ends Upper Class Lounge Guests

Qatar Airways cabin crew holding Qatari and Colombian flags between Inaugural Flight to Caracas and Inaugural Flight to Bogotá banners, each showing a Qatar Airways aircraft, on a red carpet at a Doha airport gate

Qatar Airways Opens the First Middle East Nonstops to Bogotá and Caracas: a Twice-Weekly 777-200LR Triangle From Doha, With LATAM Connections Across Colombia

Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner VH-ZNJ in its red and white centenary 100 livery with the Longreach nose badge, towed out of a hangar at night

Qantas Will Fly Sydney to Cape Town Non-Stop for the First Time: QF89 Launches 19 October 2027 on the 787 Dreamliner, Three Times a Week Through the Cape Summer

Rendering of the new Alaska Airlines Seattle lounge with a fireplace, leather banquettes, a live-edge wood counter and floor-to-ceiling windows

Alaska Airlines Is Building Its First International Lounge: a 41,000 sq ft Seattle Space With a Separate 200-Seat Aurora Lounge From Late 2027, Plus a Hawaiian Premium Lounge in Honolulu for 2028

KrisWorld in-flight entertainment screen in Singapore Airlines' new Business Class, showing the Singapore Airlines welcome screen above the seat storage

Singapore Airlines Adds Starlink, a Changi Concierge for Suites and First, and Restaurant-Style Dining in Its First Class Lounges, but Gives No Start Dates

Singapore Airlines' new Business Class window seat in gray leather with a yellow accent stripe, cushion and side console next to the cabin windows

Singapore Airlines New Business Class Finally Gets Doors: Companion Beds on the 777-9 and 41 Retrofitted A350s From the Second Half of 2027, but the Seat Is 2 Inches Wider on the Boeing

Singapore Airlines' new First Class suite by the window, with a plush armchair-style seat, embroidered cushion, headphones and a louvered sliding door

Singapore Airlines Puts First Class on the A350-900ULR for the First Time: Four to Six Seats per Aircraft, Sliding Doors and a Center Double Bed on the 777-9 and ULR From the Second Half of 2027

Page1 Page2 Page3 … Page8

This is Luxury Travel

Independent luxury travel & diving journalism, written first-hand from 135+ countries.

Explore

Hotel & Villa Reviews
Adventures
Diving
Travel Resources

About

About Julie
How I Review
Work With Me
Disclosures

The Insider List

Hotel openings, rare deals & dive intel — once a month, no noise.

Featured On

This is Luxury Travel © 2026 — All Rights Reserved · Privacy Policy