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JANUARY 2026

Week 4

Orient Aviation Daily Digest January 20, 2026

By Ryan Chase

 

News

IndiGo fined US$2.4 million for December disruptions

India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has fined IndiGo 222 million rupee (US$2.4 million) and issued the LCC’s CEO, Pieter Elbers, a formal caution for cancelling more than 1,000 flights in early December which left thousands of passengers stranded. Read More »


 

News

Singapore Airlines group posts new monthly passenger records in December

Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) flew 3.8 million passengers in December, up 4.8% from 3.6 million passengers it transported in the same month a year ago. Read More »


 

News

Singapore Changi flags busy Lunar New Year season

Singapore Changi Airport will handle 600 supplementary flights scheduled by six airlines during the Lunar New Year travel period between February 1 and March 8, more than double the number of extra services offered in the same period last year. Read More »


 

News

Air China grows passenger numbers above 13 million in December

Air China flew 13 million passengers on its domestic, international and regional networks in December, up by 8.7% from the 12 million travellers it carried in the same month in 2024. Read More »


 

News

AirAsia headed to Batam

AirAsia Malaysia will start daily nonstop flights to Batam in Indonesia from its Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) hub from March 13. Read More »


 

News

China Southern Airlines registered 13.9 million air passengers in December

China Southern Airlines (CSA) said passengers carried increased 7.7% to 13.9 million, from the 11.1 million air travellers a year ago. Read More »


 

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