This January, Air France became the first airline to introduce biofuel surcharges, with other airlines looking set to follow suit. Furthermore, a recent ruling in the carrier’s home country now ...

Is business class worth it on short-haul flights? It’s a question that comes up repeatedly among frequent flyers and occasional travelers alike, largely because short flights sit in an uncomfortable ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel. Spain is proposing a short-haul flight ban for routes where a train ...

Regulators want to slash the number of short-haul flights to reduce aviation's carbon emissions. But experts told BI recent regulations might only have a small impact on reducing emissions. Shifting ...

Short-haul carriers have little reason to invest in the development of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) when new propulsion technologies are on the horizon, in the view of EasyJet chief executive ...

In April 2022, the French Government took the bold step to ban some short-haul domestic flight routes in the country. The decision was passed in 2021 as part of French President Emmanuel Macron’s ...

Why would the world’s largest passenger aircraft, which was built to connect continents and move nearly 500 people in one go, be sent on short-haul flights of just one or two hours that usually ...

When the 9/11 terrorist attacks led to a stricter, slower airport security process at U.S. airports, short-distance flying lost much of its appeal for airlines. Now, Southwest Airlines believes the ...

Under a revision to its route strategy designed to counter the impact of the economic downturn, Korean Air is to switch long-haul aircraft from destinations in the West to short-haul destinations in ...

Amidst geopolitical tensions impacting long-haul travel, Southeast Asian destinations like Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia are witnessing a surge in demand from Indian travelers. Affordable airfares, ...